defragment

[ dee-frag-muhnt, -ment ]

verb (used with object)Computers.
  1. to reorganize files on (a hard disk drive) so that the parts of each file are stored in contiguous sectors on the disk, thereby improving computer performance and maximizing disk space.

Origin of defragment

1
First recorded in 1980–85; de- + fragment

Other words from defragment

  • de·frag·men·ta·tion, noun
  • de·frag·ment·er, noun

Words Nearby defragment

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Scientific definitions for defragment

defragment

[ dĭ-frăgmənt ]


  1. To reorganize the way information is stored on a computer disk so that all of the information belonging to a file is stored in a single, contiguous area the disk.

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