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fragment | defragment |

As a noun fragment

is fragment.

As a verb defragment is

(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 [[partition|partitions, thus speeding up file management.

fragment

English

(wikipedia fragment)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
  • (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
  • (computing)

    • Related terms

    * fragmental

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break apart.
  • To cause to be broken into pieces.

    • Synonyms

    * fragmentize

    Derived terms

    * fragmentation

    External links

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    defragment

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (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 [[partition, partitions, thus speeding up file management.

    • Derived terms

    * defragmentation

    Anagrams

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