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de·frag·ment

 (dĭ-frăg′mənt)
tr.v. de·frag·ment·ed, de·frag·ment·ing, de·frag·ments Computers
To reorganize (a storage device) to eliminate or reduce fragmentation.
de·frag′men·ta′tion (-mən-tā′shən, -mĕn-) n.
de·frag′ment·er n.
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defragment

(diːfræɡˈmɛnt)
vb (tr)
the full form of defrag
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defragment


Past participle: defragmented
Gerund: defragmenting

Imperative
defragment
defragment
Present
I defragment
you defragment
he/she/it defragments
we defragment
you defragment
they defragment
Preterite
I defragmented
you defragmented
he/she/it defragmented
we defragmented
you defragmented
they defragmented
Present Continuous
I am defragmenting
you are defragmenting
he/she/it is defragmenting
we are defragmenting
you are defragmenting
they are defragmenting
Present Perfect
I have defragmented
you have defragmented
he/she/it has defragmented
we have defragmented
you have defragmented
they have defragmented
Past Continuous
I was defragmenting
you were defragmenting
he/she/it was defragmenting
we were defragmenting
you were defragmenting
they were defragmenting
Past Perfect
I had defragmented
you had defragmented
he/she/it had defragmented
we had defragmented
you had defragmented
they had defragmented
Future
I will defragment
you will defragment
he/she/it will defragment
we will defragment
you will defragment
they will defragment
Future Perfect
I will have defragmented
you will have defragmented
he/she/it will have defragmented
we will have defragmented
you will have defragmented
they will have defragmented
Future Continuous
I will be defragmenting
you will be defragmenting
he/she/it will be defragmenting
we will be defragmenting
you will be defragmenting
they will be defragmenting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been defragmenting
you have been defragmenting
he/she/it has been defragmenting
we have been defragmenting
you have been defragmenting
they have been defragmenting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been defragmenting
you will have been defragmenting
he/she/it will have been defragmenting
we will have been defragmenting
you will have been defragmenting
they will have been defragmenting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been defragmenting
you had been defragmenting
he/she/it had been defragmenting
we had been defragmenting
you had been defragmenting
they had been defragmenting
Conditional
I would defragment
you would defragment
he/she/it would defragment
we would defragment
you would defragment
they would defragment
Past Conditional
I would have defragmented
you would have defragmented
he/she/it would have defragmented
we would have defragmented
you would have defragmented
they would have defragmented
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations
defragmentovat
eheyttää

defragment

vt (Comput) hard disk → defragmentieren
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