defrags
Tidies disk sectors
Defrags is a verb meaning to defragment a computer's hard drive—reorganizing scattered file fragments into contiguous blocks for faster access.
The term belongs to an earlier era of computing when mechanical hard drives required periodic maintenance: My computer's running slow; time to defrag.
With solid-state drives now standard, defragging has become largely obsolete.
Unite separate things
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- rearrangeAlter the sequence
- sortMethod of ordering
- reorderArrange again or replenish
shuffle · compact · align · sequence · structure · optimize · streamline · reassemble
Distinct portions of something larger
- clustersGrouped collections
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
volume · allocation · read-write · access time · boot · operating system · partition · NTFS
Restoration of order
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- tune-upRoutine vehicle maintenance
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
upkeep · repair · optimization · routine · housekeeping · background process · automated · weekly
Increase in pace
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- slowdownReduction in pace
- boot timeTime to initialize system
- load timeDuration before display completes
responsiveness · lag · optimization · improvement · acceleration · enhancement · snappier · throughput
consolidate
Unite separate things
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- rearrangeAlter the sequence
- sortMethod of ordering
reorder · shuffle · compact · align · sequence · structure · optimize · streamline · reassemble · pack
sectors
Distinct portions of something larger
- clustersGrouped collections
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- storageSpace for keeping goods
hard drive · volume · allocation · read-write · access time · boot · operating system · partition · NTFS · FAT32
cleanup
Restoration of order
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- tune-upRoutine vehicle maintenance
servicing · upkeep · repair · optimization · routine · housekeeping · background process · automated · weekly · overnight
speedup
Increase in pace
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- slowdownReduction in pace
- boot timeTime to initialize system
load time · responsiveness · lag · optimization · improvement · acceleration · enhancement · snappier · throughput
defragsfragments
Incomplete broken pieces
scatters · disperses · disorganizes · scrambles · randomizes
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