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minification

minification

7.7
Making computer code smaller by removing spaces and comments so it works the same
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : minificación
  • Minification reduces the size of the code by eliminating unnecessary characters, enhancing its efficiency with minification.

Examples

  • They work really well together, remove namespace issues, and also provide a great minification process (plus much more!).

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  • The developer used minification to streamline the JavaScript, making it load faster on the website.

  • I ended up using Cassette to perform the minification and bundling of my JavaScript and CSS files; ASP.NET 4.5 includes this functionality out of the box.

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  • Employing minification in CSS files can significantly improve the performance of web applications.

Antonyms

expansion
241 3.3

An increase in size, amount, or range

How Small

minification
  • Specialized
7.7
compression
  • Specialized
13 3.8

Surface Forms

minification singular
minifications plural

Morphology

minification = minify (semi-transparent) = mini + fy + ation

The formal derivation is clear, but the computing-specific sense depends on a specialized usage of the same base meaning rather than an everyday vocabulary pattern.

Etymology

Minification comes from the small root mini-, as in miniskirt, and the ending -fication which means 'making'. So when web developers talk about minification, they mean 'making code small' by removing spaces and comments so pages load faster.