Fragmentation
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In biology

  • Fragmentation (reproduction), a form of asexual reproduction
  • Fragmentation (cell biology)
    Fragmentation (cell biology)
    In cell biology, fragmentation is the breaking apart of cells or cell organelles into smaller parts. Fragmentation may serve as a normal function for the cell, but may also be the result of a disorder.-Function:...

  • Habitat fragmentation
    Habitat fragmentation
    Habitat fragmentation as the name implies, describes the emergence of discontinuities in an organism's preferred environment , causing population fragmentation...

  • Population fragmentation
    Population fragmentation
    Population fragmentation is a form of population segregation. It is often caused by habitat fragmentation. Population fragmentation causes inbreeding depression, which leads to a decrease in genetic variability in the species involved. This decreases the fitness of the population for several reasons...


Music

  • Fragmented (album)
    Fragmented (album)
    Fragmented is the debut album from the Filipino independent band Up dharma Down.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Armi Millare - keyboards, vocals*Carlos Tañada - lead guitars*Ean Mayor - drums and loops*Paul Yap - bass-Credits:...

    , the debut album from the Filipino independent band Up Dharma Down

Other

  • Fragmentation (chemistry)
    Fragmentation (chemistry)
    Fragmentation is a type of chemical dissociation. Fragmentation of a molecule can take place by a process of heterolysis or homolysis.It is a phenomenon observed in mass spectrometry where it is used as a tool to find the structural formula of a molecule, process called structural elucidation.It...

    , a technique to study structure of molecules
  • Fragmentation (computer)
    Fragmentation (computer)
    In computer storage, fragmentation is a phenomenon in which storage space is used inefficiently, reducing storage capacity and in most cases reducing the performance. The term is also used to denote the wasted space itself....

     a phenomenon of computer storage
  • Fragmentation (economics)
    Fragmentation (economics)
    In economics, fragmentation means organization of production in which different stages of production are divided among different suppliers that are located in different countries. Now products traded between firms in different countries are components instead of final products...

    , a process of globalisation
  • Fragmentation (music)
    Fragmentation (music)
    In music composition, fragmentation is the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments." It is used in tonal and atonal music, and is a common method of localized development and closure....

    , a compositional technique
  • Fragmentation (sociology)
    Fragmentation (sociology)
    In urban sociology, fragmentation refers to the absence or the underdevelopment of connections between the society and the groupings of some members of that society on the lines of a common culture, nationality, race, language, occupation, religion, income level, or other common interests...

    , a term used in urban sociology
  • Fragmentation (weaponry)
    Fragmentation (weaponry)
    Fragmentation is the process by which the casing of an artillery shell, bomb, grenade, etc. is shattered by the detonating high explosive filling. The correct technical terminology for these casing pieces is fragments , although shards or splinters can be used for non-preformed fragments...

    , a feature of explosive weaponry
  • File system fragmentation
    File system fragmentation
    In computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the inability of a file system to lay out related data sequentially , an inherent phenomenon in storage-backed file systems that allow in-place modification of their contents. It is a special case of data fragmentation...

  • Feudal fragmentation
    Feudal fragmentation
    Feudal fragmentation is a stage in the development of certain feudal states, in which it is split into smaller regional state structures, each characterized by significant autonomy if not outright independence and ruled by a high-ranking noble such as a prince or a duke...

  • IP fragmentation
    IP fragmentation
    The Internet Protocol implements datagram fragmentation, so that packets may be formed that can pass through a link with a smaller maximum transmission unit than the original datagram size....

    , a process in computer networking
  • a synonym for hadronization
    Hadronization
    In particle physics, hadronization is the process of the formation of hadrons out of quarks and gluons. This occurs after high-energy collisions in a particle collider in which free quarks or gluons are created. Due to postulated colour confinement, these cannot exist individually...

     with regard to quark
    Quark
    A quark is an elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nuclei. Due to a phenomenon known as color confinement, quarks are never directly...

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  • In waste management, breaking up waste materials; see Waste management
    Waste management
    Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal,managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics...

  • Fragmentation (blasting), the quantification by photoanalysis of blasted material
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