fragmentation

noun11

1. •
   The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
2. •
   The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
3. •
   The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
4. •
   The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.
5. •
   the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis.
6. •
   the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum.
7. •
   the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones
8. •
   the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries.
9. •
   the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments".
10. •
    the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members.
11. •
    A form of asexual reproduction or cloning where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new individuals.