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Fragmentation

nounid 2643·updated May 9, 2026
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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.

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Entity Type

Process72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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unclassified

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unclassified

Variants

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Fragmentation's
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Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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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.

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