fragmentation
Other forms: fragmentations
Fragmentation describes a separating of something into pieces. The way a family can be affected by divorce, its members living in separate houses, is one kind of fragmentation.
People often have an image of an exploding bomb when they think about fragmentation, and that sense of something breaking into tiny particles is a useful way to think of the word, no matter how it's used. A burst water balloon experiences fragmentation, and so does a city disrupted by violence. The Latin root word, fragmentum, literally means "a piece broken off," or a fragment.
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separating something into pieces or fine particlessynonyms: atomisation, atomizationtype of:divisionthe act or process of dividing
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the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
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the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
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(computer science) 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”type of:storage(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
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Vocabulary lists containing fragmentation
Break new ground with this list of words derived from the Latin verb frangere, "to break, shatter, or fracture."
In the 1970s, President Carter identified the energy crisis as a clear and present danger to American way of life. In response to OPEC reducing its global oil supply, Carter outlined a conservation plan that included regulating public utilities, installing solar hot water panels on the White House, and requesting that Christmas be celebrated without decorative lights. Here are some words from the July 15, 1979 speech that aimed to shake the nation out of its malaise.
In the 1970s, President Carter identified the energy crisis as a clear and present danger to American way of life. In response to OPEC reducing its global oil supply, Carter outlined a conservation plan that included regulating public utilities, installing solar hot water panels on the White House, and requesting that Christmas be celebrated without decorative lights. Here are some words from the July 15, 1979 speech that aimed to shake the nation out of its malaise.