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Optimizing vs Maximize - What's the difference?

optimizing | maximize |

As verbs the difference between optimizing and maximize

is that optimizing is while maximize is to make as large as possible.

As an adjective optimizing

is something whose purpose is to optimize.

optimizing

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Something whose purpose is to optimize.
    • We're using an optimizing compiler.

    Verb

    (head)

    • maximize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * maximise

    Verb

    (maximiz)
  • to make as large as possible
  • (computing, graphical user interface) to expand (a window) to fill the main display area