English noun: fragmentation |
1. | fragmentation (act) separating something into fine particles |
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| Synonyms | atomisation, atomization |
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| Broader (hypernym) | division |
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2. | fragmentation (state) the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships |
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| Broader (hypernym) | decomposition, disintegration |
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3. | fragmentation (process) (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk |
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| Samples | Fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file.
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| Broader (hypernym) | storage |
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| Domain category | computer science, computing |
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4. | fragmentation (event) the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes |
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| Broader (hypernym) | blowup, detonation, explosion |
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