Compartmentalization (engineering)

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When referring to engineering, 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.{{Cite book|last=Jolley|first=S. J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M2qKYwuL6pMC&q=Compartmentalization+engineering&pg=PA40|title=Reservoir Compartmentalization|date=2010|publisher=Geological Society of London|isbn=978-1-86239-316-5|language=en}}{{Cite book|title=Jelen's Cost and Optimization Engineering {{!}} McGraw-Hill international editions: Industrial engineering series|publisher=McGraw-Hill|year=1991|isbn=0070536465}}