"compartmentalization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒm.pɑː(ɹ)t.mɛntl̩.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-compartmentalization.wav [US] Forms: compartmentalizations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: compartmentalize + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|compartmentalize|ation}} compartmentalize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} compartmentalization (countable and uncountable, plural compartmentalizations)
  1. The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (dividing tasks into smaller pieces): Unterteilung [feminine] (German), Untergliederung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-compartmentalization-en-noun-39JGYQMw Disambiguation of 'dividing tasks into smaller pieces': 51 23 26
  2. (software) The act of dividing complex code into libraries with common functionality to help make the process of programming more manageable and reusable. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Software
    Sense id: en-compartmentalization-en-noun-nRhSimUw Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  3. (counter-espionage) The act of dividing tasks involving confidential information so that no one person is capable of leaking enough to be incriminating. Alternatively, it can involve distributing information in such a way that no individual knows the full extent or purpose of the task they have been given, hence, if they are captured or monitored, the enemy would not be able to obtain useful information from any given person. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-compartmentalization-en-noun-QrjKfqLm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 41 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 10 24 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: compartmentalisation

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