fragmentation

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Synonyms: coagmentation, fragmentations, defragmentation, frumentation, fragmentization

Antonyms: coagmentation, fragmentations, defragmentation, frumentation, fragmentization

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Noun

1. The act of [[fragmenting]] or something [[fragmented]]; [[disintegration]].
2. The process by which [[fragment]]s of an [[exploding]] [[bomb]] [[scatter]].
3. {{lb|en|computing}} The breaking up and [[dispersal]] of a [[file]] into non-contiguous areas of a [[disk]].
4. {{lb|en|computing}} The breaking up of a [[data]] [[packet]] when larger than the [[transmission]] [[unit]] of a [[network]].
5. {{lb|en|biology}} A form of [[asexual reproduction]] or [[cloning]] where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new [[individual|individuals]].
6. {{lb|en|cell biology}} the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis.
7. the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum.
8. {{lb|en|surgery}} the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones
9. {{lb|en|economics}} the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries.
10. {{lb|en|music}} the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments".
11. {{lb|en|sociology|urban studies}} the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members.

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