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compartmentalization

com·part·men·talization

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

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the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

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Origin

From compartmentalize + -ation.

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