defragment
Reorganize disk data
Defragment is to reorganize data on a computer disk so that related pieces are stored together rather than scattered across the drive.
Over time, files become fragmented as they're modified and saved, slowing access.
Defragmenting—or defragging—consolidates them: I need to defragment my hard drive.
The process is largely obsolete with modern solid-state drives.
Computer's internal storage device
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- clusterGathered group nearby
NTFS · FAT32 · volume · disk cleanup · allocation · access time · partition · disk utility
Arrange again differently
- consolidateUnite separate things
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- performanceCarrying out a task
speed · efficiency · maintenance · speedup · improvement · productivity · acceleration · effectiveness
Place methodically
- sortMethod of ordering
- reorderArrange again or replenish
- systematizeArrange into ordered structure
- alignArrange in a row
categorize · consolidate · sequence · tidy · unclutter · neaten · structure · gather
hard drive
Computer's internal storage device
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- sectorDistinct division of whole
cluster · NTFS · FAT32 · volume · disk cleanup · allocation · access time · partition · disk utility · file system
reorganize
Arrange again differently
- consolidateUnite separate things
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
performance · speed · efficiency · maintenance · speedup · improvement · productivity · acceleration · effectiveness · reliability
arrange
Place methodically
- sortMethod of ordering
- reorderArrange again or replenish
- systematizeArrange into ordered structure
align · categorize · consolidate · sequence · tidy · unclutter · neaten · structure · gather · coalesce
compress
Reduce volume by force
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- zipToothed sliding fastener
- unzipOpen toothed fastener
archive · pack · unpack · gzip · encode · lossy · lossless · file compression
- computing verbsrun, execute, process, compute, calculate
- computing operationscompiling, debugging, executing, parsing, indexing
- disk operationsread, write, format, copy, delete
- IT operationssysadmin, reboot, server, install, database
- disk driveshard drive, hard disk, HDD, SSD, solid state drive
- system diagnosticsdiagnostic mode, memory test, system scan, self-test, POST