verb
- reorganizing data on a computer disk so that files are stored in contiguous blocks, improving access speed and performance
Usage: computing; present participle of defragment
Examples
- The system is defragmenting the hard drive to improve performance.
- Defragmenting your disk regularly can help your computer run faster.
- She scheduled the defragmenting process to run overnight.
- The software finished defragmenting the drive in about two hours.
- Defragmenting is less necessary on modern solid-state drives.