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Fragmentation

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000464

A phenomenon where the storage space on a disk or in memory becomes divided into many small, non-contiguous blocks, making it harder to allocate large contiguous blocks. This can occur as files are created, deleted, and modified over time. Disk defragmentation tools are used to consolidate these scattered pieces.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000464
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/fragmentation/"
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Record 508 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.