minify
/'minifai/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make smaller in size, amount, or degree: The primary meaning of "minify" is to reduce the physical dimensions, quantity, or intensity of something.
- To represent or describe in a way that makes something seem less important or significant: A less common, more formal meaning is to belittle or diminish the perceived importance of something.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The new software update will minify the size of the image files for faster web loading.
- He tends to minify his own achievements, even when they are substantial.
- The goal is to minify the code to improve the application's performance.
Advanced Usage
- In computing and web development: "Minify" is a technical term for the process of removing all unnecessary characters (like spaces, comments, line breaks) from source code without changing its functionality, to reduce file size.
- Before deploying the website, remember to minify the JavaScript and CSS files.
Variants and Related Words
- Minification (n): The process or result of making something smaller, especially in computing.
- The minification of the script saved 40% in bandwidth.
Synonyms
- Reduce: To make something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
- Decrease: To become or make something become smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
- Diminish: To make or become less.
- Shrink: To become or make something smaller in size.
Antonyms
- Magnify: To make something appear larger or more important.
- Increase: To become or make something greater in size, amount, or intensity.
- Enlarge: To make something bigger.
Verb
- make smaller
- He decreased his staff