Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
defragment — (v.) 1992, in computer sense, from DE (Cf. de ) + FRAGMENT (Cf. fragment). Related: Defragmented; defragmenting … Etymology dictionary
defragment — UK [ˌdiːfræɡˈment] / US [dɪˈfræɡˌment] verb [transitive] Word forms defragment : present tense I/you/we/they defragment he/she/it defragments present participle defragmenting past tense defragmented past participle defragmented computing to carry … English dictionary
defragment — verb Defragment is used with these nouns as the object: ↑drive … Collocations dictionary
defragment — transitive verb Date: 1985 to reorganize separated fragments of related data on (a computer disk) into a contiguous arrangement • defragmentation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
defragment — de·frag·ment (dĭ frăgʹmənt) tr.v. de·frag·ment·ed, de·frag·ment·ing, de·frag·ments To reorganize (a computer file) to eliminate fragmentation. de·frag men·taʹtion ( mən tāʹshən, mĕn ) n. de·fragʹment·er n. * * * … Universalium
defragment — verb /ˌdi.fræɡ.ˈmɛnt/ 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 … Wiktionary
defragment — v. reunite files that were previously stored on various parts of a hard disk into one successive block … English contemporary dictionary
defragment — [ˌdi:frag mɛnt] verb Computing reduce the fragmentation of (a file) by concatenating parts stored in separate locations. Derivatives defragmentation noun defragmenter noun … English new terms dictionary
defragment — de·fragment … English syllables
defragment — [ˌdiːfrægˈment] verb [T] computing to make a computer do an operation that brings together all free space and all similar files, in order to increase the speed at which it operates … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
