noun
minification
Minification (noun) means a decrease in the apparent size of objects seen through a curved lens or mirror designed to widen the field of view.
noun
1
A decrease in the apparent size of objects seen through a curved lens or mirror designed to widen the field of view.
2
Stripping whitespace and needless characters out of a web page's source code so as to shrink it and speed up downloading.
"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."
— Stoyan Stefanov, JavaScript Patterns, (2010)
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Etymology
Formed from mini- and -ification.
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Rhymes for minification
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of minification?
"minification" (noun) means a decrease in the apparent size of objects seen through a curved lens or mirror designed to widen the field of view.
What is the opposite of minification?
The opposite of "minification" is magnification.
What are the different meanings of minification?
"minification" has 2 main meanings: 1. A decrease in the apparent size of objects seen through a curved lens or mirror designed to widen the field of view; 2. Stripping whitespace and needless characters out of a web page's source code so as to shrink it and speed up downloading.
