FRAGMENTATION

atomization, atomisation, fragmentation

(noun) separating something into fine particles

fragmentation

(noun) the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

fragmentation

(noun) (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk; “fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file”

fragmentation

(noun) the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fragmentation (countable and uncountable, plural fragmentations)

The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.

The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.

(computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.

(computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.

Synonyms

• fragmentization

Antonyms

• defragmentation

Source: Wiktionary



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11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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