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defragment

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /diːfɹæɡˈmɛnt/
  • /diːˈfɹæɡmɛnt/
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verb

Meaning 1

To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fragment English defragment From de- + fragment.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ডিফ্র্যাগমেন্ট করা (ḍiphrjagomenṭo kora) — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Czech: defragmentovat — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Dutch: defragmenteren — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Finnish: eheyttää — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • French: défragmenter — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Galician: desfragmentar — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • German: defragmentieren — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Hungarian: töredezettségmentesít — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Indonesian: mendefragmentasi — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Italian: deframmentare — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Malay: mendefragmentasi — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Malay: menyahserpih — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Māori: whakatōpū kongakonga — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Polish: defragmentować — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Portuguese: desfragmentar — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Serbo-Croatian: defragmentirati — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous
  • Spanish: desfragmentar — to run a process to make file fragments on a hard disk contiguous