"fragmentation" meaning in English

See fragmentation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪt͡ʃən/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɹæɡmənˈtæɪt͡ʃən/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-fragmentation.wav Forms: fragmentations [plural]
Etymology: From fragment + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fragment|ation}} fragment + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fragmentation (countable and uncountable, plural fragmentations)
  1. The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration): раздробяване (razdrobjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), фрагментация (fragmentacija) (Bulgarian), fragmentace [feminine] (Czech), fragmentatie [feminine] (Dutch), sirpaloituminen (Finnish), fragmentación [feminine] (Galician), Fragmentierung [feminine] (German), Zersplitterung [feminine] (German), Zertrümmerung [feminine] (German), θρυμματισμός (thrymmatismós) [masculine] (Greek), विघटन (vighṭan) [masculine] (Hindi), māhurehurenga (Māori), parçêbûn (Northern Kurdish), fragmentacja [feminine] (Polish), fragmentação [feminine] (Portuguese), fragmentare [feminine] (Romanian), fragmentácija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), fragmentación [feminine] (Spanish), pagkakapira-piraso (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-5bYSnPo7 Disambiguation of 'act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration': 88 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
  2. The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.): разпръскване (razprǎskvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), fragmentatie [feminine] (Dutch), sirpaloituminen (Finnish), fragmentación [feminine] (Galician), Fragmentierung [feminine] (German), Zersplitterung [feminine] (German), fragmentação [feminine] (Portuguese), fragmentare [feminine] (Romanian), fragmentácija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), fragmentación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-luCWyac3 Disambiguation of 'process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.': 1 78 3 3 2 6 2 1 1 3 1
  3. (computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk): фрагментиране (fragmentirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), fragmentace [feminine] (Czech), fragmentatie [feminine] (Dutch), fragmentaatio (Finnish), fragmentoituminen (Finnish), pirstoutuminen (Finnish), fragmentación [feminine] (Galician), Fragmentierung [feminine] (German), Zersplitterung [feminine] (German), κατακερματισμός (katakermatismós) [masculine] (Greek), töredezettség (Hungarian), үзінділеу (üzındıleu) (Kazakh), penyerpihan (Malay), fragmentasi (Malay), pirara (Māori), kongakonga (Māori), fragmentação [feminine] (Portuguese), fragmentácija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), fragmentación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-FqsfU7zx Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 19 19 7 8 15 13 5 5 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 3 5 16 16 6 8 14 12 8 6 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 32 13 4 5 11 10 5 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 17 17 9 7 15 14 6 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 18 18 5 7 16 15 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 3 5 19 13 6 7 15 12 6 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 4 19 13 7 7 14 12 6 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 4 20 14 5 7 14 12 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 4 19 13 5 7 14 13 6 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 4 20 14 5 7 14 12 6 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 3 4 20 13 5 7 14 13 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 4 19 13 5 7 14 13 6 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 4 21 17 9 8 11 11 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 3 3 19 14 5 8 13 12 6 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 4 24 16 10 8 11 10 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 3 4 19 13 7 7 14 12 6 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 3 4 19 13 7 7 14 12 6 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 3 3 22 13 5 10 14 13 6 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 1 1 18 16 5 6 17 17 5 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 4 23 13 6 7 13 12 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 4 21 11 7 6 13 11 6 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 3 4 20 13 5 7 14 13 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 3 4 19 13 7 7 14 12 6 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 20 15 5 7 15 15 6 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 3 4 19 13 5 7 14 13 6 7 8 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk': 1 1 62 17 2 3 4 4 2 2 2
  4. (computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network): fragmentatie [feminine] (Dutch), fragmentaatio (Finnish), fragmentación [feminine] (Galician), Fragmentierung [feminine] (German), Zersplitterung [feminine] (German), csomagtördelés (Hungarian), fragmentação [feminine] (Portuguese), fragmentácija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), fragmentación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-Lu5RUrw8 Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 19 19 7 8 15 13 5 5 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 3 5 16 16 6 8 14 12 8 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 17 17 9 7 15 14 6 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 18 18 5 7 16 15 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 4 21 17 9 8 11 11 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 1 1 18 16 5 6 17 17 5 7 6 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network': 1 1 19 61 3 3 4 4 2 2 2
  5. (biology) A form of asexual reproduction or cloning where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new individuals. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-p4zVHp0r Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  6. (cytology) the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-no8o5UxK Categories (other): Cytology Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  7. the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-5SebKdrd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 19 19 7 8 15 13 5 5 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 3 5 16 16 6 8 14 12 8 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 17 17 9 7 15 14 6 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 18 18 5 7 16 15 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 4 21 17 9 8 11 11 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 1 1 18 16 5 6 17 17 5 7 6
  8. (surgery) the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-wnabD8jz Categories (other): Surgery, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 19 19 7 8 15 13 5 5 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 3 5 16 16 6 8 14 12 8 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 17 17 9 7 15 14 6 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 18 18 5 7 16 15 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 4 21 17 9 8 11 11 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 1 1 18 16 5 6 17 17 5 7 6 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  9. (economics) the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-KCAvgpsi Categories (other): Economics Topics: economics, sciences
  10. (music) the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments". Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-F9nPVpJv Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  11. (sociology, urban studies) the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fragmentation-en-noun-CflbZcRb Categories (other): Sociology, Urban studies Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fragmentization

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fragmentierung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zersplitterung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network",
      "word": "csomagtördelés"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fragmentação"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fragmentácija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fragmentación"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fragmentation"
}

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