"minify" meaning in All languages combined

See minify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: minifies [present, singular, third-person], minifying [participle, present], minified [participle, past], minified [past]
Etymology: From mini- + -fy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mini|fy}} mini- + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} minify (third-person singular simple present minifies, present participle minifying, simple past and past participle minified)
  1. To make smaller. Synonyms (make smaller): minimize Translations (to make smaller): намалявам (namaljavam) (Bulgarian), malgrandigi (Esperanto), verkleinern (German), 縮小する (shukushō suru) (Japanese), 小さくする (chiisaku suru) (Japanese), 縮める (chizimeru) (Japanese), pomniejszać [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-minify-en-verb-APEJEJKK Disambiguation of 'make smaller': 97 0 3 Disambiguation of 'to make smaller': 97 0 2
  2. To reduce in apparent size, as for example 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.
    Sense id: en-minify-en-verb-6P8hnZlv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 52 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fy: 11 50 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 62 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 57 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 66 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 55 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 8 62 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 60 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 63 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 54 33
  3. (programming) To remove white space and unnecessary characters from source code in order to reduce its size. Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: uglify
    Sense id: en-minify-en-verb-XFeXEMZo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 25 33 41 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: minification (english: noun form)

Inflected forms

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