defragment

verb

de·​frag·​ment (ˌ)dē-ˈfrag-mənt 

defragmented; defragmenting; defragments

transitive verb

: to reorganize separated fragments of related data on (a computer disk) into a contiguous arrangement

defragmentation

(ˌ)dē-ˌfrag-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

noun

Example Sentences

I defragmented my hard drive.

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

defragment

verb

de·​frag·​ment (ˌ)dē-ˈfrag-mənt 

: to reorganize fragments of computer data on (a computer disk) into a continuous series

defragment the hard drive