Definitions for fragmentation

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fragmentation frag·men·ta·tion

Spelling: [frag-muh n-tey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌfræg mənˈteɪ ʃən/

Fragmentation is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 1581 anagrams from letters in fragmentation (aaefgimnnortt).

Definitions for fragmentation

noun

1. the act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented.
2. the disintegration, collapse, or breakdown of norms of thought, behavior, or social relationship.
3. the pieces of an exploded fragmentation bomb or grenade.
4. Computers. the process, or result, of storing a file in non-contiguous sectors on a disk. As files are created, modified, deleted, etc., both the allocation of the files and the remaining free space on the disk become fragmented, slowing down data access speed on the disk.

Origin of fragmentation

First recorded in 1880-85; fragment + -ation

Examples for fragmentation

The fragmentation bombs were a late development in this class of work.

Given the fragmentation of Syrian society, disarmament will be a major challenge.

So too is the fragmentation of the FSA when it comes to command and control.

A related black swan is the fragmentation of the European Union, which would also damage U.S. strategic interests.

The fragmentation of a hitherto unified market is detrimental.

The second method is only a special process of fragmentation.

The great increase in length of these cells is accompanied by the fragmentation of the originally single nucleus.

fragmentation ensues, more social and psychological than economic in nature.

In this sense the fragmentation of the opposition could also work against Netanyahu.

Instead, we have irony, allusion, meta commentary, fragmentation, parody, and pastiche.