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Defragmentation meaning

The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.

Using Defragmentation

  • The main meaning on this page is: The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.
  • In the example corpus, defragmentation often appears in combinations such as: defragmentation is.

Context around Defragmentation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 13 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

automatic 1× true 1× files 1× perform 1× disk 1×

Often after:

tool 1× may 1× automatically 1×

Sentence patterns with Defragmentation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a disk defragmentation in progress 1× a true defragmentation tool does 1× although automatic defragmentation is intended 1× compressible files defragmentation may take 1× defragmentation is a 1× systems perform defragmentation automatically 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a true defragmentation 1× although automatic defragmentation 1× defragmentation is a 1× since many fragments 1× some computer operating 1× this image shows 1×

Common sentence endings:

defragmentation in progress 1× exist for ext3 1× is in progress 1× may take longer 1× on the disk 1× perform defragmentation automatically 1×

Words around Defragmentation

Just before it in the word index:

defragment 2 defra 38 defour 2 deforms 9 deformity 34 deformities 34

Just after it in the word index:

defrance 4 defrancesco 5 defrantz 2 defraud 120 defrauded 96 defrauding 92

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Defragmentation

  • In this selection, "defragmentation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 13 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, automatic, true, files, tool, may and automatically stand out and add context to how "defragmentation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a disk defragmentation in progress and a true defragmentation tool does. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "defragmentation" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with defragmentation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some computer operating systems perform defragmentation automatically. (7 words)

This image shows a disk defragmentation in progress. (8 words)

A true defragmentation tool does not exist for ext3. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Defragmentation is a procedure used to minimize delay in retrieving data by moving related items to physically proximate areas on the disk. (22 words)

Although automatic defragmentation is intended to reduce access delays, performance will be temporarily reduced while the procedure is in progress. (20 words)

Since many fragments are created for compressible files, defragmentation may take longer. (12 words)

Example sentences (6)

Although automatic defragmentation is intended to reduce access delays, performance will be temporarily reduced while the procedure is in progress.

A true defragmentation tool does not exist for ext3.

Defragmentation is a procedure used to minimize delay in retrieving data by moving related items to physically proximate areas on the disk.

Since many fragments are created for compressible files, defragmentation may take longer.

Some computer operating systems perform defragmentation automatically.

This image shows a disk defragmentation in progress.

Common combinations with defragmentation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • defragmentation is 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "defragmentation" in a sentence?
An example: "Although automatic defragmentation is intended to reduce access delays, performance will be temporarily reduced while the procedure is in progress." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "defragmentation" from authentic English texts.
What does "defragmentation" mean?
Defragmentation means: The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.
How many example sentences with "defragmentation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "defragmentation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.