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minification

UK/,minifi'keiʃən/US/,minifi'keiʃәn/
A2

Definitions

n.

Reduction in size; in computing, the compression of source code by removing unnecessary characters

缩小;(代码)压缩精简

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
mini-small, miniature
+
ficmake, do
+
-ationact, process, state
=minification

mini- (small) + fic (facere 'make') + -ation: the act of making something smaller. In web development, minification makes code files smaller by stripping whitespace and comments.

Root fac still carries 273 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Minification reduced the bundle size by nearly half.

  • 2.

    Enable minification before deploying to production.

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