fragment
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈfræɡmənt/
- Specialized
:
fragmento
- Automated synthesis of program fragments from specifications can make programs easier to write and easier to reason about.
- DNA fragments
- fragment polymorphism
- restriction fragment
Examples
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You can very easily get things like weed seeds or even root fragments in your compost.
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Six weeks after the incident, data packets containing fragments of code were found on the dark web.
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Before we lost contact with our reporter at the scene, we received this video fragment.
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You have little DNA fragments that have to be ligated together on this strand.
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A collection of cloned DNA fragments propagated in bacteria is called a library.
Academic text (1992) -
And so when we have a case of a part fitting inside another part, we can take the two fragments and assign the correct layering relationships to them.
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In the earliest image (figure 1a), the DNA fragment is seen before binding of the polymerase.
Academic text (1995) -
Subunit vaccines that inject harmless fragments of viral proteins can also be created quickly, but these faster techniques produce less robust resilience.
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And they now we have these fragments, we think fragments floating around the asteroid belt that are like bits of mantle, bits of core, bits of Crest, basically.
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The researcher found a fragment of code that could help improve the app's performance.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of something that, with others, makes a whole
∞
1.0
A part broken or cut from something larger, like a bit of fruit
∞
1.0
A part of something larger, like a page, pipe, or fence
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3.0
A part of something that is separate from the whole, like a piece of an orange
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3.4
A part of something larger, like a machine or system
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4.8
A small piece of text or information that comes from something larger
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7.2
A smaller section inside a larger section, for example in a book or manual
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4.8
A separate area on a disk or computer where files are kept
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3.5
A single piece that makes up a larger object
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4.0
A smaller part of a larger thing that works with other parts, like a team or part of a protein
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4.1
A smaller part of something that has been split, like a chapter or section
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4.7
A smaller part of a larger machine or system
Compounds
- Specialized
A small piece of DNA made by cutting a DNA strand with a special enzyme
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fragment in computing borrows the old meaning from frangere 'to break' of a small separated piece, so it means a small part of a larger program or screen. So a software fragment is like a little broken-off piece that fits into the whole.