Visual meaning of 'defragmenting' - Social Visual Dictionary

Visual illustration of defragmenting: 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. - Image 1

verb

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.

Examples:

"I am defragmenting my computer's hard drive tonight to make it run faster. "

computing technology process function system device machine internet electronics

Related Words

contiguous/kənˈtɪɡjuəs/

Connected; touching; abutting.

partitions/pɑrˈtɪʃənz/ /pərˈtɪʃənz/

An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.

sorts/sɔːts/ /sɔɹts/

A general type.

faster/ˈfɑːstə/ /ˈfæstɚ/

Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

tonight/təˈnaɪt/

The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.

computer/kəmˈpjuːtə/ /kəmˈpjutɚ/

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

fragments/fɹæɡˈmɛnts/

A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not

sections/ˈsɛkʃənz/ /sɛkʃnz/

A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

Visual illustration for the word "management" - Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.

management/ˈmænədʒmənt/

Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.

collects/kəˈlɛkts/ /ˈkɑlɛkts/

To gather together; amass.

process/ˈpɹoʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹəʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹɑsɛs/ /pɹəˈsɛs/

A series of events which produce a result (the product).

speeding/ˈspiːdɪŋ/

To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.