| Noun | 1. | fragmentation - separating something into fine particlesdivision - the act or process of dividing | |
| 2. | fragmentation - the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships | |
| 3. | fragmentation - (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"computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures storage - (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk | |
| 4. | fragmentation - the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes | |