Fragmentation

Full definition of fragmentation

Noun

1. The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
2. The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
3. (computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
4. (computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.

Synonyms

• fragmentization

Antonyms

• defragmentation