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fragmentation.

The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˌfɹʷæɡmənˈtʰeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɹʷæɡmn̩ˈtʰeɪ̯ʃn̩]General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌfɹæɡmənˈtæɪt͡ʃən/Australia[ˌfɹʷæɡmənˈtʰæ̝ɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɹʷæɡmn̩ˈtʰæ̝ɪ̯ʃn̩]Australia
  1. The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.

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  2. The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.

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  3. The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.

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  4. The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.

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  5. A form of asexual reproduction or cloning where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new individuals.

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  6. the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis.

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  7. the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum.

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  8. the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones

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  9. the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries.

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  10. the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments".

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  11. the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin fragmentumlbor. Middle English [Term?]lbor. Middle English fragment English fragment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fragmentation From fragment + -ation.

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