optimization
noun
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Optimization started its gradual perfection in mid-19th-century English, when it was derived from optimize, a word first used in the early part of that same century with the meaning "to make the best or most of." In basic applications, optimization refers to the act or process of making something as good as it can be. In the 21st century, it has seen much use in technical contexts having to do with attaining the best possible functionality, as in "network optimization" and "search engine optimization" (SEO). Like the words optimum and optimism (which refer, respectively, to the amount or degree of something that is best or most effective, and to a feeling or belief that good things will happen in the future), optimize and optimization derive from Latin optimus, meaning "best."
Examples of optimization in a Sentence
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
Onely, a search optimization firm, estimates that using SGE can make a user’s overall research journey 10 to 20 times shorter by assembling pros and cons, prices and other information into one place.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Of course, building an optimization model is a specialized skill.
—Edward Rothberg, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Today, designers need to know chip design, system-architecture design, and hardware and software optimization.
—Mark Liu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
This has transformed our approach to account management, campaign optimization and planning.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
One, Seacat, is still fighting retirement, hoping to rejoin the labor force one day.
1,746 applications, but no job
Seacat has a range of skills, from internet marketing to videogame design to search engine optimization to voice acting to songwriting.
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Customizations, third-party integrations and more features for search engine optimization ultimately enhance user experience and visibility online.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
The researchers then aggregated predictions of all three models into an optimization system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Optimization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optimization. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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