splitten

Splitten is a verb used in Dutch and other Germanic languages to describe the act of dividing something into parts. It is a loanword from English, where split means to separate or cleave a whole into pieces.

In technology and data processing, splitten commonly refers to dividing data into subsets, such as splitting a dataset into training and test sets for machine learning, or breaking large files into smaller chunks for transfer or storage. In software development, teams may splitten a monolithic application into modular components or services.

In finance and media contexts, splitten can describe the division of a single instrument into multiple parts, such as an informal reference to a stock split, or the distribution of content across separate releases or segments. In music and publishing, split releases or collaborative splits may be described as splitten by some speakers.

Usage notes: Splitten is informal and regionally variable; in formal Dutch, verbs such as verdelen or splitsen are more common. The precise sense depends on context—data, finance, or media—so readers should infer the intended meaning from surrounding text.