overoptimize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ optimize

Verb[edit]

overoptimize (third-person singular simple present overoptimizes, present participle overoptimizing, simple past and past participle overoptimized)

  1. To optimize excessively.
    Overoptimizing the source code of a computer program may yield insignificant performance gains while making it difficult to read and maintain.

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