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defragment
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de·frag·ment  (d-frgmnt)
tr.v. de·frag·ment·ed, de·frag·ment·ing, de·frag·ments
To reorganize (a computer file) to eliminate fragmentation.
de·fragmen·tation (-mn-tshn, -mn-) n.
de·fragment·er n.
defragment  (d-frgmnt)
To reorganize the way information is stored on a computer disk so that all of the information belonging to a file is stored in a single, contiguous area the disk.
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defragment
vt (Comput) hard disk → defragmentieren


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