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frag·men·ta·tion

(frăg′mən-tā′shən, -mĕn-)

1. The act or process of breaking into fragments.

2. The scattering of the fragments of an exploding bomb or other projectile.

3. Computers The scattering of parts of a file or files throughout a storage device, as when the operating system breaks up the file and fits it into the spaces left vacant by previously deleted files.

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fragmentation

(ˌfræɡmɛnˈteɪʃən)

1. the act of fragmenting or the state of being fragmented

2. (Sociology) the disintegration of norms regulating behaviour, thought, and social relationships

3. (Military) the steel particles of an exploded projectile

4. (Military) (modifier) of or relating to a weapon designed to explode into many small pieces, esp as an antipersonnel weapon: a fragmentation bomb.

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frag•men•ta•tion

(ˌfræg mənˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act or process of fragmenting or the state of being fragmented.

adj.

2. of or designating an explosive device designed to scatter small metal fragments on detonation: a fragmentation grenade.

[1880–85]

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Noun	1.	fragmentation - separating something into fine particles atomisation, atomization division - the act or process of dividing
	2.	fragmentation - the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships disintegration, decomposition - in a decomposed state
	3.	fragmentation - (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" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures storage - (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
	4.	fragmentation - the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Translations

Fragmentierung Zersplitterung Zertrümmerung

fragmentacija

frammentazione

fragmentation

[ˌfrægmenˈteɪʃən]

A. N → fragmentación f

B. CPD fragmentation grenade N → granada f de fragmentación

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fragmentation

n (of rock, glass) → Zerbrechen nt; (fig) → Fragmentierung f; (of society) → Zerfall m; (of hopes) → Zerschlagung f

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fragmentation

[ˌfrægmɛnˈteɪʃən] n → frammentazione f

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The world passed at a stride from a unity and simplicity broader than that of the Roman Empire at its best, to as social fragmentation as complete as the robber-baron period of the Middle Ages.

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Device fragmentation, as defined, is the situation when a certain number of users are using the same device model yet running on different versions of its operating system.

Streamlining needed to prevent mobile phone fragmentation

Police Senior Master Sergeant Kevin King, team leader of the explosives and ordnance disposal team (EOD) said the Mk 2 fragmentation grenade had its fuse already broken but the detonator and explosive are still intact.

Grenade found in Davao Sur school drainage

DNA fragmentation index: Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) In Situ DNA nick end labelling (TUNEL) assay was performed with a slight modification of sperm suspension after density gradient separation as previously described (10).

Association of Sperm Aneuploidy Frequency and DNA Fragmentation Index in Infertile Men

"It is a breakthrough moment, since it will be the first land adjustment since 2010."Fragmentation of lands is a problemThe areas in question had to meet several criteria, including the finished preparation phase.

Land adjustments will cost, 45 million

This is not always the case and in fact the fragmentation is not directly tied to the borehole diameter.

Selection of Borehole Diameter for Optimizing Fragmentation: The Selection of the Proper Borehole Size is the First Decision That is Made and will Directly impact All other Blasting Decisions

Azurin said Baliwan shall be prosecuted separately for possession of a fragmentation grenade.

Elusive drug lord nabbed in Maguindanao

There is a need to stop the fragmentation of plots at the earliest through appropriate measures.

Fragmentation of plots a complainant's ordeal

On day 2 all embryos were with more than 60% fragmentation except 2 which were estimated with about 40% fragmentation (Figure 1).

Live Birth from the Transfer of a Severely Fragmented Embryo Observed by Morphokinetics

Higher value of fragmentation threshold reduces WLAN and media access delays as shown in Figures 14 and 15, respectively.