fragmentation (redirected from fragmentations)

frag·men·ta·tion  (frgmn-tshn, -mn-)

n.

1. The act or process of breaking into fragments.

2. The scattering of the fragments of an exploding bomb or other projectile.

3. Computer Science The scattering of parts of a file throughout a disk, as when the operating system breaks up the file and fits it into the spaces left vacant by previously deleted files.

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fragmentation  (frgmn-tshn)

The scattering of parts of a computer file across different regions of a disk. Fragmentation occurs when the operating system breaks up the file and stores it in locations left vacant by previously deleted files. The more fragmented the file, the slower it is to retrieve, since each piece of the file must be identified and located on the disk.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fragmentation - separating something into fine particles atomisation, atomization division - the act or process of dividing
	2.	fragmentation - the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships disintegration, decomposition - in a decomposed state
	3.	fragmentation - (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" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures storage - (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
	4.	fragmentation - the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction