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optimization

  • /ˌɑptəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ Canada, US
  • /-məˈzeɪʃən/ Canada, US

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noun optimizations · optimisation

  1. countable, uncountable The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
  2. countable, uncountable The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.

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Closest in meaning: optimizer, streamlining, optimisation, optimizing, maximise, maximization, streamline, improvement, enhancement, value, maximize, optimum, optimise, optimal, maximum, leverage

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noun the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense

Españoloptimización
日本語最適化 saitekika
中文優化 /优化 yōuhuà
Portuguêsotimização, optimização
Françaisoptimisation
DeutschOptimierung
Italianoottimizzazione
Ελληνικάβελτιστοποίηση veltistopoíisi
Românăoptimizare
Русскийоптимиза́ция optimizácija
العربيةاِسْتِمْثَال istimṯāl, مُلَاءَمَة mulāʔama

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@misc{optimization_2026,
  title = {optimization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/optimization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}