defrag

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UK/diːˈfɹæɡ/

A form of defragment — 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.

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Meanings

verbdefrag (third-person singular simple present defrags, present participle defragging, simple past and past participle defragged)

present singular third person defrags · participle present defragging · participle past defragged · past defragged

  1. abbreviationclippingtransitivecomputingClipping of defragment.

Synonyms & antonyms

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defragment

Origin

Shortened from defragment.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with defrag

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Anagrams

fadger
Cite this entry
APA

defrag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defrag

MLA

“defrag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defrag. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defrag,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defrag.

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