verb
- to reorganize the data on a computer disk so that files are stored in contiguous blocks, improving access speed
Usage: computing; informal; short for defragment
Examples
- I need to defrag my hard drive because it's running slowly.
- The system automatically defrags the disk every week.
- Defragging can help improve your computer's performance.
- She ran the defrag utility to optimize her storage device.
- Modern SSDs don't need to be defragged like older hard drives did.