Usually means: Separation of activities into categories.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word compartmentalization:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. compartmentalization: Merriam-Webster
  2. compartmentalization: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. compartmentalization: Collins English Dictionary
  4. compartmentalization: Vocabulary.com
  5. Compartmentalization, compartmentalization: Wordnik
  6. compartmentalization: Wiktionary
  7. compartmentalization: Dictionary.com
  8. Compartmentalization (biology), Compartmentalization (computer science), Compartmentalization (engineering), Compartmentalization (fire protection), Compartmentalization (intelligence), Compartmentalization (psychology), Compartmentalization: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. compartmentalization: Rhymezone
  10. compartmentalization: FreeDictionary.org
  11. compartmentalization: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. compartmentalization: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. compartmentalization: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Compartmentalization (computer science), compartmentalization: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. compartmentalization: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Compartmentalization (computer science): Medical dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See compartmentalize as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (compartmentalization)

noun:  Division into compartments or parts.
noun:  (by extension) The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.
noun:  (software) The act of dividing complex code into libraries with common functionality to help make the process of programming more manageable and reusable.
noun:  (military) The dissemination of information and knowledge between different people or organisations on a need-to-know basis, so as to reduce the risk of espionage should one person or organisation be compromised externally.

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