segmented
adjective
seg·ment·ed
ˈseg-ˌmen-təd 
seg-ˈmen-təd
: divided into or composed of segments or sections
segmented worms
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Develop a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, and secure location.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, and secure location.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Scattered across a chain of subtropical islands in southwestern Japan, buried under rocks, or deep within the region’s humid soil, researchers discovered seven new species with segmented bodies and dozens of slender legs.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The nature of the show, which is modular and segmented, is almost tailor-made to be watched on your phone in the subway.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, and secure location.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Scattered across a chain of subtropical islands in southwestern Japan, buried under rocks, or deep within the region’s humid soil, researchers discovered seven new species with segmented bodies and dozens of slender legs.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The nature of the show, which is modular and segmented, is almost tailor-made to be watched on your phone in the subway.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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segmented
adjective
seg·ment·ed
ˈseg-ˌment-əd, seg-ˈ
1
: having or made up of segments
2
: being a cell in which the nucleus is divided into lobes connected by a fine filament
segmented neutrophils
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