fine-tuning

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fine-tune (f

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)

tr.v. fine-tuned, fine-tun·ing, fine-tunes

To make small adjustments in for optimal performance or effectiveness: "Advertising agencies kept fine-tuning the coolly calculated machinery of merchandising and hype" (New Yorker).

Translations

fine-tuning [ˌfaɪnˈtjuːnɪŋ] N

1. [of engine] → puesta f a punto

2. (fig) [of plans, strategy] → matización f; [of economy] → ajuste m; [of text] → últimos retoques mpl

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