fragmentation

英 [frægmen'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,frægmən'teʃən]

• n. 破碎；分裂；[计] 存储残片

1. separating something into fine particles

2. the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

3. (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"

4. the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes