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defrag

/diːˈfɹæɡ/

defrag is the clipping of defragment.

Meaning of defragment

Verb

defragment (third-person singular simple present defragments, present participle defragmenting, simple past and past participle defragmented)

  1. 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

Forms of defrag

third-person singular presentdefrags
present participledefragging
past participledefragged
pastdefragged

Origin of defrag

Shortened from defragment.

Words formed from defrag

Words that rhyme with defrag

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Questions about defrag

What is defrag the clipping of?
Defrag is the clipping of defragment.
How do you pronounce defrag?
Defrag is pronounced /diːˈfɹæɡ/ (UK).

Words near defrag in the dictionary

  1. defoul
  2. defouled
  3. defouling
  4. defouls
  5. Defra
  6. defrag
  7. defragged
  8. defragger
  9. defraggers
  10. defragging
  11. defragment

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