optimise
Make most effective
Optimise is the British spelling of optimize—to make something as effective or functional as possible.
You optimise code for speed, a workflow for efficiency, a website for search engines.
The word implies systematic improvement toward an ideal: We need to optimise our supply chain.
In technical contexts, optimisation often involves mathematical methods to find the best solution among alternatives.
Increase in quality
- refinementElegance of manner
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
calibration · tweaking · polishing · honing · debugging · revision · correction · modification
Productive without waste
- speedRate of motion
- latencyDelay in system response
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
tuning · fine-tuning · scalability · acceleration · responsiveness · overclocking · bottleneck · caching
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- automationSelf-operating system design
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
batching · templates · integration · systematization · pipeline · processes · handoffs · collaboration
Practical application of something
- allocationDistribution of shares
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- maximizationAchieving greatest possible amount
yield · capacity · inventory · distribution · leverage · procurement · sustainability · recycling
Physics of air motion
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
contour · profile · sleekness · interface · layout · architecture · modularity · accessibility
enhancement
Increase in quality
- refinementElegance of manner
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
adjustment · calibration · tweaking · polishing · honing · debugging · revision · correction · modification · incremental
efficiency
Productive without waste
- speedRate of motion
- latencyDelay in system response
- throughputProcessing rate over time
benchmarking · tuning · fine-tuning · scalability · acceleration · responsiveness · overclocking · bottleneck · caching · profiling
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- automationSelf-operating system design
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- prioritizationRanking by importance
delegation · batching · templates · integration · systematization · pipeline · processes · handoffs · collaboration · iteration
utilization
Practical application of something
- allocationDistribution of shares
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
maximization · yield · capacity · inventory · distribution · leverage · procurement · sustainability · recycling · rationing
aerodynamics
Physics of air motion
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
elegance · contour · profile · sleekness · interface · layout · architecture · modularity · accessibility · responsiveness
optimisedegrade
Lower in standing
worsen · impair · deteriorate · sabotage · damage
- eternal optimist
- search engine optimizationMethods to rank higher organically
- tax optimizationMinimizing legal payment obligations
- health optimizationMaximizing physical and mental wellness
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