different between unification vs fragmentation

English

Etymology

Either from unify +? -ification or from French unification

Noun

unification (countable and uncountable, plural unifications)

1. The act of unifying.
2. The state of being unified.
3. (mathematical logic, computer science) Given two terms, their join with respect to a specialisation order.

   • 5.7.T ( Unification theorem ) For any two terms or formulas
     without quantifiers X and Y, the following holds.
     (i) The unification algorithm UNIF₁, applied to X, Y,
     terminates after a finite number of steps.
     (ii) {X, Y} is unifiable iff UNIF₁ so indicates upon ter-
     mination. Moreover, the substitution ? then available as out-
     put is a most general unifier of {X, Y}.

Antonyms

• division

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• reunification

Further reading

• unification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

unifier +? -ification

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ni.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

unification f (plural unifications)

1. unification

Further reading

• “unification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

fragment +? -ation

Noun

fragmentation (countable and uncountable, plural fragmentations)

1. The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
2. The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
3. (computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
4. (computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.

Synonyms

• fragmentization

Antonyms

• defragmentation

Translations

French

Etymology

fragmenter +? -tion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?a?.m??.ta.sj??/
• Homophone: fragmentations
• Hyphenation: frag?men?ta?tion

Noun

fragmentation f (plural fragmentations)

1. fragmentation

Synonyms

• division
• éclatement
• segmentation

Antonyms

• défragmentation
• rassemblement
• réunion

Derived terms

• défragmentation

Further reading

• “fragmentation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).