program optimization

noun
UK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm ˌɒp.tɪ.maɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm ˌɑːp.tə.məˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Making a computer program work faster or use less space.

Program optimization helped the game load in half the time.

SYNONYMS

code optimizationperformance tuningsoftware optimizationspeed-up

RELATED WORDS

compileralgorithmefficiencyrefactoringbenchmark

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of improving a program's speed, memory use, or power consumption.

Program optimization reduced the app's battery drain.

3. Rewriting code so it does the same job with fewer steps.

After program optimization, the loop ran three times faster.

4. A step in compiling where the compiler makes the code more efficient.

The compiler's program optimization removed unused variables.