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The Collaborative International Dictionary
fragmentation \fragmentation\ n. the act or process of separating something into small pieces or fine particles.
Syn: atomization, atomisation.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a breaking up into parts," 1842, noun of action from fragment (v.). Fragmentation grenade attested from 1918.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration. 2 The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter. 3 (context computing English) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk. 4 (context computing English) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.
WordNet
n. separating something into fine particles [syn: atomization, atomisation]
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; "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
Wikipedia
Fragmentation or fragmented may refer to:
Fragmentation or clonal fragmentation in multicellular or colonial organisms is a form of asexual reproduction or cloning in which an organism is split into fragments. Each of these fragments develop into mature, fully grown individuals that are clones of the original organism.
The splitting may or may not be intentional – it may occur due to man-made or natural damage by the environment or predators. This kind of organism may develop specific organs or zones that may be shed or easily broken off. If the splitting occurs without the prior preparation of the organism, both fragments must be able to regenerate the complete organism for it to function as reproduction.
Fragmentation, also known as splitting, as a method of reproduction is seen in many organisms such as filamentous cyanobacteria, molds, lichens, many plants, and animals such as sponges, acoel flatworms, some annelid worms and sea stars.
In computer storage, fragmentation is a phenomenon in which storage space is used inefficiently, reducing capacity or performance and often both. The exact consequences of fragmentation depend on the specific system of storage allocation in use and the particular form of fragmentation. In many cases, fragmentation leads to storage space being "wasted", and in that case the term also refers to the wasted space itself. For other systems (e.g. the FAT file system) the space used to store given data (e.g. files) is the same regardless of the degree of fragmentation (from none to extreme).
There are three different but related forms of fragmentation: external fragmentation, internal fragmentation, and data fragmentation, which can be present in isolation or conjunction. Fragmentation is often accepted in return for improvements in speed or simplicity. Analogous phenomena occur for other resources such as processors; see below.
Fragmentation is the process by which the casing of an artillery shell, bomb, grenade, etc. is shattered by the detonation of the explosive filler.
The correct technical terminology of these pieces is "fragmentation" (sometimes shortened to frag) – although "shards" or "splinters" can be used for non-preformed fragments. Preformed fragments can be of various shapes (spheres, cubes, rods, etc.) and size and are normally held rigidly within some form of matrix or body until the high explosive (HE) filling is detonated. The resulting high velocity fragments produced by either method are the main lethal mechanisms of these weapons, rather than the heat or overpressure caused by detonation, although offensive grenades are often constructed without a frag matrix.
These casing pieces are often incorrectly referred to as "shrapnel" (particularly by non-military media sources), though this is the result of the original term being culturally genericized due to its uniquely memorable phonology (similar to how bazooka is sometimes still used to refer to any shoulder-fired rocket launcher).
In mass spectrometry, fragmentation is the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules in the ionization chamber of a mass spectrometer. The fragments of a molecule cause a pattern in the mass spectrum used to determine structural information of the molecule.
In computer programming, fragmentation is when a combination of software and hardware do not provide a consistent, top-level experience for the vast majority of its user-base. The cause is when a finite combination of both software and hardware is made available to consumers.
The cause of fragmentation can vary. Hardware developers say that fragmentation is caused by a loose guideline set for software developers. Software developers say that fragmentation is caused by a variety of versions of a particular operating system or environment, and hardware, creating an inconsistent ecosystem.
In cell biology, ways in which fragmentation is useful for a cell: DNA cloning and apoptosis. DNA cloning is important in asexual reproduction or creation of identical DNA molecules, and can be performed spontaneously by the cell or intentionally by laboratory researchers. Apoptosis is the programmed destruction of cells, and the DNA molecules within them, and is a highly regulated process. These two ways in which fragmentation is used in cellular processes describe normal cellular functions and common laboratory procedures performed with cells. However, problems within a cell can sometimes cause fragmentation that results in irregularities such as red blood cell fragmentation and sperm cell DNA fragmentation.
In urban sociology, fragmentation refers to the absence or the underdevelopment of connections between the society and the groupings of some members of that society on the lines of a common culture, nationality, race, language, occupation, religion, income level, or other common interests. This gap between the concerned group and the rest might be social, indicating poor interrelationships among each other; economical based on structural inequalities; institutional in terms of formal and specific political, occupational, educative or associative organizations and/or geographic implying regional or residential concentration. bell hooks coined the term when addressing the problem of 'hierarchy of oppression' within the feminist movement; where some felt experiencing more types of oppression gave greater validity to one's opinion and, therefore undermined group strength and solidarity within the movement as much as non-interscectional identity did in the 1970s [where female identity was seen predominantly through the lens of white, middle-class women and didn't take into consideration that identity could be made up of many more cultural influences such as race, gender, sexuality, spirituality etc. all intersecting across points of privilege and oppression]. hooks argued for greater inclusivity, mutual support and an understanding of various types of feminism within the movement; each sharing the same equity goals, yet having different ideas on the methods to achieve such goals.
In music composition, '''fragmentation ''' is the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea ( gesture, motive, theme, etc.) into segments." It is used in tonal and atonal music, and is a common method of localized development and closure.
Fragmentation is related to Arnold Schoenberg's concept of liquidation, a common compositional technique that describes the reduction of a large-scale musical idea to its essential form (such as a contour line, a specific harmonic motion, or the like). Liquidation shapes much thematically-driven music, such as that by Béla Bartók, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg himself. It is important to understand that, although they are related, fragmentation and liquidation are separate processes and concepts.
In economics, fragmentation means organization of production in which different stages of production are divided among different suppliers that are located in different countries. Now products traded between firms in different countries are components instead of final products. Final products may be sold to outside the region in which fragmentation happens ( East Asian countries often sell their final products to Europe and the USA for example). Producers in less developed countries get positions of production chain that add less value to final product. Their challenge is to "climb upwards" on transnational production chain. Production chains are often vertical hierarchies in which big multinational companies may be those who sell final products and set production standards for "lesser" producers. This kind of fragmentation is an important part of contemporary globalisation.
Usage examples of "fragmentation".
In the increasing fragmentation of mankind, the shock of the Poole wormhole incursion faded - despite the ominous warnings of Superet - and it remained a time of optimism, of hope, of expansion into an unlimited future.
His neural nanonics automatically fired a salvo of fragmentation rounds at the renewed charge.
Kiwi and I were well past the disposable-friendship stage, but the last week in Paris was spacey for all four of us as we cooled down toward each other in our attempts to play down the pain of imminent fragmentation.
I were well past the disposable-friendship stage, but the last week in Paris was spacey for all four of us as we cooled down toward each other in our attempts to play down the pain of imminent fragmentation.
Dragging his carbine in his left hand and filling the inside of his shirt with smoke and fragmentation grenades, Viale crept and crawled into the teeth of the Jap machine gun.
The fire was neutralized, and as Viale, from ten yards, poured one full clip of twenty rounds into the aperture, the squad leader got to the rear of the Japs and tossed in two fragmentation grenaded, then one more for good measure.
Opposite the seaplane bases, six TBFs loaded with fragmentation and incendiary bombs peeled off, angled down through the tracers of light and medium AA and plastered their assigned targets.
He laid the launcher aside and loaded the second with an HE antipersonnel fragmentation round.
Linguists suggest that the fragmentation of the Austronesian languages of Melanesia implies a dispersal five to six thousand years ago.
The fallen officers blocked the door from closing, and as Bengazi reached the last step, he rolled a smoke grenade and then a fragmentation grenade into the hallway.
It is an ongoing struggle to find and maintain identity, However, when identity appears in the cohesive properties of the Nazi biomedical vision, the answer to the question diminishes, if not altogether represses, the underlying fragmentation anxiety of each individual member of the group.
We might characterise this view by saying that Vladimir and Estragon prove themselves in the end to have a modernist attitude to the fragmentation of truths and values which we have seen in the twentieth century.
Yap and the atolls of Ulithi and Ngulu to be certain that no support of any kind could come from them to the garrison at Palau, They hit Yap first, early on the afternoon of September 6, with thirty-five Hellcats carrying rockets, fragmentation clusters and plenty of .
There are many types of bullets, jacketed, not-jacketed, pointed, hollow-nosed, hollow- points, flatnose, roundnose, all these different shapes will have a different influence on the pattern of the wound and the degree of fragmentation.
His neural nanonics automatically fired a salvo of fragmentation rounds at the renewed charge.