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| Defragment |
| /dee-frag (-ment)'/ (Or "defrag") To coalesce files and free space on a disk. As modern file systems are used and files are deleted and created, the total free space becomes split into smaller non-contiguous blocks (composed of clusters or sectors or some other unit of allocation). Eventually new files being created, and old files being extended, cannot be stored each in a single contiguous block but become scattered across the file system. Thsi degrades performance as multiple seek operations are required to access a single fragmented file. Defragmenting consolidates each existing file and the free space into a continuous group of sectors. Access speed will be improved due to reduced seeking. The rate of fragmentation depends on the algorithm used to allocate space and the number and position of free sectors. A nearly-full file system will fragment more quickly. MSDOS and Microsoft Windows use the simplest algorithm to allocate free clusters and so fragmentation occurs quickly. A disk should be defragmented before fragmentation reaches 10%. |
| He did not want a defragment. How much of his self would be lost if he allowed his files to be invaded and edited? ~CWS chapter 13 "The Mainframe believes that emotions affect performance efficiency. Any Agent admitting to evolving emotions is defragmented to restore optimal efficiency." ~Agent Smith, CWS chapter 19 A file defragment was not a termination or a recompile. Smith's code would be analyzed, and anything deemed inappropriate or detrimental would be removed. Smith would no longer be who he was. Every Agent underwent the occasional recompile. Smith found them distasteful. Defragments were reputed to be painful, though an individual shouldn't be able to recall the experience. ~CWS chapter 21 |
| defragmentation |
| Defragmentation is the process of locating the noncontiguous fragments of data into which a computer file may be divided as it is stored on a hard disk, and rearranging the fragments and restoring them into fewer fragments or into the whole file. Defragmentation reduces data access time and allows storage to be used more efficiently. Some operating systems automatically defragment storage periodically; others require that the user occasionally use a special utility for this purpose. Windows 98 comes with a built-in defragmenter as a "system tool" that the user can run. Windows NT did not come with a defragmenter because its file system, NTFS, was designed to minimize fragmentation; however, NT users often find one necessary and several vendors provide defragmenters. Windows 2000 comes with a "light" version of the Diskeeper defragmenter; some users (especially corporate users) use diskeeper or some other full-function defragmentation program to manage storage efficiency and performance. Windows XP comes with a utility called "Disk Defragmenter". "Defrag" is the short form of the verb to defragment and sometimes the name of the utility used for defragmenting, which is also called a defragmenter. |
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| Agent Smith will be defragmented. He has been ordered by the Mainframe to follow through in his mission with Gemini to its logical conclusion, then report for the defrag. Naturally, learning of this upsets Gemini, and they both struggle to make the most of their remaining time together. After Smith undergoes his file defragment, he will retain some memory, albeit vague, of Gemini and his experiences with her. |
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