When referring to
engineering
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, compartmentalization is the general technique of separating two or more parts of a system to prevent
malfunctions from spreading between or among them.
This entails the breaking up of a
project or problem into sub classes and sub categories, with the intention of simplifying the task at hand, or to efficiently distribute it amongst a number of
teams or people.
References
Engineering concepts
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