ALL meanings of defragment
de·frag·ment
D d - verb with object defragment to reorganize files on (a disk) so that the parts of each file are stored in contiguous sectors on the disk, thereby improving computer performance and maximizing disk space. 1
- noun Definition of defragment in Technology (tool, file system) /dee-frag(-ment)'/ (Or "defrag") To coalesce files and free space on a file system; to reduce fragmentation. 1
- noun defragment (of software) reduce the fragmentation of (a file) by concatenating parts stored in separate locations on a disk. 1
- verb defragment (computing) 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. 0