noun
Technical term used in computing, biology, and other fields to describe the process of breaking into fragments. In computing, often refers to file system fragmentation or memory fragmentation.
ハードディスクのフラグメンテーションが原因で、パソコンの動作が遅くなることがある。
Fragmentation of the hard disk can sometimes cause the computer to run slowly.
This software is designed to prevent memory fragmentation.