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Compartment vs Compartmentalization - What's the difference?

compartment | compartmentalization |

As nouns the difference between compartment and compartmentalization

is that compartment is a room, or section, or chamber while compartmentalization is the act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.

compartment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A room, or section, or chamber
  • :* "Two men were seated in a well-lighted compartment of a third-class carriage."
  • One of the parts in which an area is subdivided.
  • (biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
  • (heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
  • compartmentalization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * compartmentalisation

    Noun

  • The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.
  • (software) The act of dividing complex code into libraries with common functionality to help make the process of programming more manageable and reusable.
  • Antonyms

    * decompartmentalization