Meaning & use

Optimized

verb·Everyday

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Made as effective, efficient, or favorable as possible.

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The team optimized the website to load in under a second.

Her training routine was optimized for both speed and recovery.

A note on using this word

Widely used in technology and business, sometimes criticized as jargon when applied loosely to everyday tasks.

Words with a similar meaning

streamlinedrefined

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