Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: mini-fi-ca-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The removal of white space and unnecessary characters from a web page's source code in order to reduce its size and improve download time.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Minification is the process of eliminating white space, comments, and other non-essential parts of the JavaScript code to decrease the size of the JavaScript files that need to be transferred from the server to the browser."

Etymology

From mini- + -ification.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mini
Suffix: ification

Usage

Inflected Forms

minifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

minify

Antonyms

magnification

Questions

What does minification mean?: The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens.
Where does minification come from?: From mini- + -ification.

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