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program optimization

program optimization

5.1
To make a computer program run faster and use less memory or power
  • noun
  • /ˈproʊɡræm ˌɑːptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : optimización de programas
  • Effective program optimization can significantly reduce the energy consumption of mobile applications.

Examples

  • The team focused on program optimization to ensure faster processing times for critical tasks.

  • During the release cycle, engineers dedicated several weeks to program optimization to improve user experience.

  • We are focusing on program optimization this quarter.

  • The program optimization improved the software's speed.

  • During the release cycle, engineers dedicated several weeks to program optimization to improve user experience.

  • Effective program optimization can significantly reduce the energy consumption of mobile applications.

  • The team focused on program optimization to ensure faster processing times for critical tasks.

Synonyms

optimization
vsprogram optimization
48 5.5

Making something work as well as possible

applies this idea only to changing code to use fewer resources
software optimization
vsprogram optimization
  • Specialized
4.4

To make a computer program run faster and use less memory

focuses specifically on changing code to run more efficiently

Antonyms

inefficiency
27 4.2

A situation when work wastes time, money or effort

How Efficient

optimization
48 5.5
program optimization
  • Specialized
5.1
software optimization
  • Specialized
4.4
unoptimized
  • Specialized
1 6.2

Surface Forms

program optimization singular
program optimizations plural
programme optimizations plural
programme optimization singular

Morphology

program + optimization

The meaning is directly compositional: 'program' (computer instructions) combined with 'optimization' (the process of making something more efficient) yields the process of making a program more efficient. This noun+noun technical compound follows standard, cross-linguistic compounding patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Program optimization comes from a simple image: someone rearranging a machine so its parts move more smoothly and use less power. The word program means the set of computer instructions and optimization means 'making the best use' of those parts, so the phrase now means changing software to make it run faster or use less memory and power.