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Compartmentation vs Compartmentalization - What's the difference?

compartmentation | compartmentalization |

As nouns the difference between compartmentation and compartmentalization

is that compartmentation is division into compartments while compartmentalization is the act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.

compartmentation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • division into compartments
  • (military) Establishment and management of an organization so that information about the personnel, internal organization, or activities of one component is made available to any other component only to the extent required for the performance of assigned duties.
  • (military) Effects of relief and drainage upon avenues of approach so as to produce areas bounded on at least two sides by terrain features such as woods, ridges, or ravines that limit observation or observed fire into the area from points outside the area. (JP 3-05.1)

    • 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