See Also: defragment(dictionary)

parautochthonous (iou) and defragment (iou)


parautochthonous (iou)



parautochthonous adjective. E20.
[from PARA-1 + AUTOCHTHONOUS.]
Geology. Intermediate in character between autochthonous and allochthonous; formed from material that has travelled a short distance.

defragment (iou)



defragment verb trans. L20.
[from DE- 3 + FRAGMENT verb.]
Computing. Of Software: reduce the fragmentation of (a file) by concatenating parts stored in separate locations on a disk.
defragmen'tation noun L20.
defragmenter noun L20.