fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The use of the term fragmentation to describe Google's Android operating system has no merit because people can't agree what the term means, according to an Android developer.    From Wordnik.com.  [eWeek - RSS Feed] Reference

Here is what the BBC's Middle East Editor has to say about what he calls the fragmentation of Palestinian society.    From Wordnik.com.  [Israel-Palestinian conflict] Reference

"We inherited the fragmentation from the previous administration.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Liberal Dems 'stand in strong opposition' to Sebelius statement] Reference

One of the problems with fragmentation is that you lose core habitat.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Promise] Reference

PC Perspective had determined that the X25-M suffered from serious long-term fragmentation issues.    From Wordnik.com.  [jkOnTheRun] Reference

Importantly, it can be predicted that long-term fragmentation of the ER is likely to be incompatible with cellular survival.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

So these trends are accelerating very quickly, and definitely what we're seeing is what I call a fragmentation of male identity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of The Macho Man?] Reference

Mr. Jobs cited the example of TweetDeck, a program used by people to access Twitter, to argue that Android fragmentation is a problem for app developers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tech Rivals Wage War of Words] Reference

"It's called fragmentation, and it has taken its toll," Bader said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

Disk fragmentation occurs whenever a file is moved or opened or saved on your hard drive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knox] Reference

Internal fragmentation occurs when records are removed from database pages leaving space behind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases] Reference

Disk fragmentation occurs when a file needs to be broken up into several fragments in order to be stored on the hard drive.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

Spot Runner was basically founded in 2004 with the idea of fragmentation and the need to apply technology to this marketplace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jerry Weinstein: What Do Advertisers Want? "Spot Runner" Knows] Reference

And then there ` s also psychological fragmentation, which is the feeling that they can literally not hold their own thoughts together.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2007] Reference

Internal fragmentation occurs when records are removed from database pages, but the space they occupied are still there after deletion.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

He also voiced his concern at the "fragmentation" of South.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Critics complain that the clinics lead to "fragmentation" of care and incomplete medical records.    From Wordnik.com.  [Express-Lane Medicine] Reference

And as long as you've got that kind of fragmentation, the black elected officials will not be strong as a group.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oral History Interview with Richard Arrington, July 18, 1974. Interview A-0001. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference

Our current leadership suffers from the kind of fragmentation that fosters ongoing hostility, and misunderstanding.    From Wordnik.com.  [Setting the Record Straight for President's Day] Reference

Maybe fragmentation is the way to go.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Latest Teacup Tempest] Reference

I don't think fragmentation is a good idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Islam’s Interpreter] Reference

So I think fragmentation is not what we want.    From Wordnik.com.  [Finding a Better Way for Canada] Reference

You know, the kind of fragmentation that has already left.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

But now I'm seeing that Git and Github is causing this kind of fragmentation again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waxy.org Links] Reference

This kind of fragmentation gives developers migraines and makes development costs soar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0] Reference

He said a British post-mortem showed subsequently that she had died from "fragmentation".    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

That kind of fragmentation has played no role in the problems experienced by some users of Angry Birds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ars Technica] Reference

This operational definition of "fragmentation" comes from the single-user, single-tasking world (PeeCees).    From Wordnik.com.  [OpenSolaris Forums: Message List - root] Reference

This operational definition of "fragmentation" comes from the single - user, single-tasking world (PeeCees).    From Wordnik.com.  [OpenSolaris Forums: Message List - root] Reference

Rosenberg prefers "fragmentation" and says, "when it comes to popular culture, fragmentation is a wonderful thing.".    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

Stories on 'fragmentation' are dramatic and they drive traffic to pundits' blogs, but they have little to do with reality.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

Meanwhile, one wonders whether that kind of fragmentation is a good thing for a company that was once the Internet's mightiest brand.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The fragmentation was a very real problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Various open pages on my desktop] Reference

"fragmentation" ammunition, which splinters on impact, just seconds before the man jumped in.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

The first day wasn't even over yet and the press had already decided that Android would have a 'fragmentation' problem, "Morrill said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Google refutes criticism about Android fragmentation] Reference

Bounding fragmentation minesCalled jumping mines, or "Bouncing Bettys.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Buried Terror ..Auw-Stacy Sullivan In Sarajevo] Reference

The likely result is that we will see a fragmentation of economic models.    From Wordnik.com.  [Globalization Revolution] Reference