fragmentation

noun fragmentations

1. countable, uncountable The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
2. countable, uncountable The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
3. countable, uncountable The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
4. countable, uncountable The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.
5. countable, uncountable A form of asexual reproduction or cloning where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new individuals.
6. countable, uncountable the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis.
7. countable, uncountable the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum.
8. countable, uncountable the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones
9. countable, uncountable the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries.
10. countable, uncountable the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments".
11. countable, uncountable the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members.

Similar: fragmentization · Opposite: defragmentation