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defragmentation [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- defragmentation
1, record 1, English, defragmentation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- defrag 2, record 1, English, defrag
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When you use the same file over and over again, writing, rewriting, saving, and deleting parts of it on the same disk, the file becomes fragmented. That means that although you can't tell, your operating system is storing all the data from that file as separate packages of information, distributed on different parts of the disk. Although fragmentation does not lose the information contained in the file, it does eventually slow down access to the file itself, because the OS must search the whole disk to create the sum of the file's parts. Defragmentation collects all those parts into one stream of data again, speeding up your system. 3, record 1, English, - defragmentation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défragmentation
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fragmentation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération consistant à supprimer la dispersion des fichiers sur plusieurs zones d'un disque dur en tentant de les regrouper. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9fragmentation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desfragmentación
1, record 1, Spanish, desfragmentaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento por el que todos los archivos (ficheros) en un disco duro se vuelven a escribir, de modo que todas las partes de cada archivo estén escritas en sectores contiguos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - desfragmentaci%C3%B3n
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