compartmentation

Noun

Meaning

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)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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But what is more interesting is their water compartmentation power, which gives long-lasting stabilizing structuration to the water content of skin cells and structures. Source: Internet

The solution to most of the problems, of course, was the iron ship, with its nonabsorbent, leakproof hulls, its compartmentation and its relative resistance to fire. Source: Internet

The concept of compartmentation in fire engineering is widely used in constructing buildings. Source: Internet

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