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fragmentation file system fragmentation aging Antifragmentation Can't extend

(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk WordNet 3.0

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(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the tendency of a file system to lay out the contents of files non-continuously to allow in-place modification of their contents. Wikipedia

The tendency of a file system to lay out the contents of files non-continuously Wikipedia Disambiguation

Condition where a segmented file system is used inefficiently, typically due to support of random-access file addition, retrieval, and deletion Wikidata

The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk. Wiktionary

Fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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