fragmentation

Words with a similar base: fragmentation

'fragmentation'

[atomization.n.01] as in: separating something into fine particles

'fragmentation'

[fragmentation.n.02] as in: the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

'fragmentation'

[fragmentation.n.03] as in: (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk

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Examples:
fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file

'fragmentation'

[fragmentation.n.04] as in: the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes