TechnologyAugust 28, 2026

disaggregation

dis-ag-ri-GAY-shun

Definition

The process of separating a unified system or data structure into independent components or functional stages to increase efficiency or flexibility.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'dis-' (apart) and 'aggregare' (to collect into a flock). It entered English to describe the act of breaking up a consolidated group or unit into smaller, separate parts.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe how Z.ai separated the encoding, prefill, and decoding stages of their inference engine to optimize serving performance on limited hardware.

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