Fragmentation - Definition

n 1: separating something into fine particles [syn:
atomization, atomisation, fragmentation]
2: the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and
thought and social relationships
3: (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"
4: the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes