compartmentation

Meaning

  1. Division into compartments; compartmentalization.
  2. Division into compartments; compartmentalization.
  3. 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; compartmentalization.

Synonyms

fire compartmentation

compartimentation

Etymology

From compartment + -ation.

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