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defragmentation

/diːˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪʃən/

defragmentation noun: the action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.

Noun

defragmentation (countable and uncountable, plural defragmentations)

  1. The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.

defragmentation meaning in Tamil and Malay

defragmentation in Tamil

ஒருங்கமைத்தல்

defragmentation in Malay

action of defragmenting
penyahserpihan, defragmentasi

Forms of defragmentation

pluraldefragmentations

Origin of defragmentation

From defragment + -ation or de- + fragmentation.

Questions about defragmentation

What does defragmentation mean?
Defragmentation means the action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.
What is defragmentation in Tamil?
Defragmentation in Tamil is ஒருங்கமைத்தல். See Defragmentation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is defragmentation?
Defragmentation is a noun.
How do you pronounce defragmentation?
Defragmentation is pronounced /diːˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪʃən/.
What is the plural of defragmentation?
The plural of defragmentation is defragmentations.

Words near defragmentation in the dictionary

  1. defragged
  2. defragger
  3. defraggers
  4. defragging
  5. defragment
  6. defragmentation
  7. defragmentations
  8. defragmented
  9. defragmenter
  10. defragmenters
  11. defragmenting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: defragmentation (page history and authors); defragmentation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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