defragment

de- +‎ fragment

• IPA^(key): /diːfɹæɡˈmɛnt/, /diːˈfɹæɡmɛnt/

defragment (third-person singular simple present defragments, present participle defragmenting, simple past and past participle defragmented)

1. (computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.

• defrag

• defragmentation
• defragmenter

• fragmented