defragment

[ dee-frag-muh nt, -ment ]
/ diˈfræg mənt, -mɛnt /
Computers.

verb (used with object)

to reorganize files on (a disk) so that the parts of each file are stored in contiguous sectors on the disk, thereby improving computer performance and maximizing disk space.
Also Informal, defrag.

OTHER WORDS FROM defragment

de·frag·men·ta·tion, noun de·frag·ment·er, noun

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Scientific definitions for defragment

defragment
[ dĭ-frăgmənt ]

To reorganize the way information is stored on a computer disk so that all of the information belonging to a file is stored in a single, contiguous area the disk.