compartmentalization

UK /(ˌ)kɒm.pɑː(ɹ)tˌmɛn.təl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ US /(ˌ)kɑm.pɑɹtˌmɛn.təl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

Division into compartments or parts.

2

The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.

In reality, the multidimensionality of language contact in multilingual environments ensures no such neat compartmentalisation.

3

The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.

Apart from language, the most sophisticated thing that almost all human beings do every day is compartmentalisation: the selective blocking-out of bad events, whether current or historic, whether personal or global.

4

The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.

5

The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.

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