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defragmentation

noun
/diːˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From defragment + -ation or de- + fragmentation.

  1. derived from fragmentum — “a fragment, remnant”
  2. inherited from fragment
  3. prefixed as defragment — “de + fragment”
  4. suffixed as defragmentation — “defragment + ation”

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for defragmentation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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