fragmentation
fragmentation Lexical Profile
fragmentation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The process or state of breaking or being broken into small, separate, or incomplete parts.
"The rapid growth of streaming platforms has led to the fragmentation of the traditional television audience."
A condition in which a computer file or storage space is divided into non-contiguous segments scattered across a disk, often reducing system performance.
"Solid-state drives handle file fragmentation much more efficiently than older mechanical hard disks."
A form of asexual reproduction in certain organisms, such as starfish, fungi, and annelid worms, in which a parent organism splits into pieces that each develop into a new individual.
"Many species of filamentous cyanobacteria reproduce primarily through cellular fragmentation."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 19th century from the verb 'fragment' plus the suffix '-ation', ultimately tracing back to the Latin 'fragmentum' (a broken piece or remnant), from 'frangere' (to break).