defragment
verb/diːfɹæɡˈmɛnt/ · /diːˈfɹæɡmɛnt/
Etymology From de- + fragment.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.
- SSDs don't need defragmenting. Windows wont' even let you try to defragment an SSD. However, if you could defragment an SSD, you might shorten the device's lifespan.2013, Dan Gookin, PCs For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
- Synonyms
- defrag
- Derived terms
- defragmentation, defragmenter