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1. The process of modifying a software system to make some aspect of it work more efficiently or use fewer resources.
   "Over time, the stakes in software optimization and compliance have risen exponentially as licence types proliferate and grow more complex, especially as licensing and delivery models continue to change and grow more complex with virtualization and cloud.";
   - software optimisation [Brit], program optimisation [Brit], program optimization

Type of: optimisation [Brit], optimization

Encyclopedia: Software optimization