verb
- past tense and past participle of defragment; reorganized (a computer disk or storage device) to consolidate fragmented files for improved performance
Usage: computing; technical
Examples
- I defragmented my hard drive to speed up the computer.
- The system automatically defragmented the disk overnight.
- After defragmenting the storage device, file access became noticeably faster.
- She defragmented her laptop's drive to free up space and improve performance.
- The IT team defragmented all the servers to maintain optimal efficiency.