minification

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noun

The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens.

Opposite
magnification
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Meanings

nounminification (countable and uncountable, plural minifications)

plural minifications

  1. countableuncountableThe reduction in apparent size of objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens.
  2. countableuncountablecomputingThe removal of white space and unnecessary characters from a web page's source code in order to reduce its size and improve download time.

    Minification is the process of eliminating white space, comments, and other non-essential parts of the JavaScript code to decrease the size of the JavaScript files that need to be transferred from the server to the browser.

    2010, Stoyan Stefanov, JavaScript Patterns,, O'Reilly, page 36

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “reduction in apparent size”

Opposite
magnification

Origin

From mini- + -ification.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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