:PROPERTIES: :ID: ed5eae72-90c9-4020-b313-5cfa0ccafb4c :mtime: 20240523070738 :ctime: 20240523070737 :END: #+title: internal fragmentation #+filetags: :operatingsystems:public:project: * Internal Fragmentation - Occurs when allocated memory is slightly larger than requested memory by process. - Memory internal to a partition, but unused