defragment
verb/ˌdiːfræɡˈment/
/ˌdiːˈfræɡmənt/
(also informal defrag
(computing)/ˌdiːˈfræɡ/
/ˌdiːˈfræɡ/
)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they defragment | /ˌdiːfræɡˈment/ /ˌdiːˈfræɡmənt/ |
| he / she / it defragments | /ˌdiːfræɡˈments/ /ˌdiːˈfræɡmənts/ |
| past simple defragmented | /ˌdiːfræɡˈmentɪd/ /ˌdiːˈfræɡməntɪd/ |
| past participle defragmented | /ˌdiːfræɡˈmentɪd/ /ˌdiːˈfræɡməntɪd/ |
| -ing form defragmenting | /ˌdiːfræɡˈmentɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈfræɡməntɪŋ/ |
- defragment something to organize where data is stored on a computer hard disk in the most efficient way, in order to reduce the time taken to access the dataOxford Collocations DictionaryDefragment is used with these nouns as the object:
- drive
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