1. To break apart or separate into pieces from within; to undergo internal division or disintegration
The political party began to fragment internally due to conflicting ideologies.
O partido político começou a fragmentar-se internamente devido a ideologias conflitantes.
2. In computing, to become scattered or divided into non-contiguous segments within a storage system
The hard drive will fragment internally if files are constantly written and deleted.
O disco rígido fragmentará-se internamente se os arquivos forem constantemente gravados e deletados.
3. In psychology or medicine, to break apart psychologically or physically from internal causes
Without proper support, the patient's mental state began to fragment internally.
Sem apoio adequado, o estado mental do paciente começou a fragmentar-se internamente.