fragmentation

noun

the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk

the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

separating something into fine particles

Roots

frangofrag- · Latin · break

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