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Grinding vs Fragmentation - What's the difference?

grinding | fragmentation |

As nouns the difference between grinding and fragmentation

is that grinding is the action of grinding together or crushing into small particles while fragmentation is the act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.

As a verb grinding

is .

As an adjective grinding

is of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.

grinding

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
  • Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine.
  • (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
  • (online gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
  • Adjective

    (head)
  • Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
  • The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree .

    fragmentation

    Noun

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

    * fragmentization

    Antonyms

    * defragmentation