optimization
nounCA, US /ˌɑptəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Etymology From optimize + -ation.
1
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
2
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.
- Derived terms
- answer engine optimization, combinatorial optimization, constrained optimization, continuous optimization, convex optimization, deoptimization, discrete optimization, global optimization, hyperoptimization, micro-optimization, optimizational, optimization problem, overoptimization, peephole optimization, premature optimization, preoptimization, search engine optimization, stochastic optimization, suboptimization, superoptimization, tail-call optimization, unconstrained optimization, underoptimization
- Related terms
- linear programming