fragmentation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk

   Fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file.

2. 2
   noun

   separating something into fine particles

3. 3
   noun

   the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

4. 4
   noun

   the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

5. 5
   noun

   The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.

6. 6
   noun

   The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.

7. 7
   noun

   The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.

8. 8
   noun

   The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.

Etymology

From fragment + -ation.