Fragmentation
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The process of storing a data file in several "chunks" or fragments rather than in a single contiguous sequence of bits in one place on the storage medium.
polysemousSANS Glossary of Security Terms
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
separating something into fine particles
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the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
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the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
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the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
Classifications
Entity Type
Process72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- atomization
- plural
- Fragmentations
- possessive
- Fragmentation's
- pluralpossessive
- Fragmentations'