fragmentation

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fragment +‎ -ation

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  • (file)

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fragmentation (countable and uncountable, plural fragmentations)

  1. The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
  2. The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
  3. (computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
  4. (computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fragmenter +‎ -tion.

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fragmentation f (plural fragmentations)

  1. fragmentation
    Synonyms: division, éclatement, segmentation
    Antonyms: défragmentation, rassemblement, réunion

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