What is the meaning of fragmentation?

noun

  • Separating something into fine particles.
  • The disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships.
  • Computer science. ( the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk)
    • usage: "fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file"
  • The scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes. .
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