Definitions

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  • noun A person in a large business whose task is to maximize profits and make the business more efficient
  • noun computing A program that uses linear programming to optimize a process
  • noun computing A compiler or assembler that produces optimized code

Etymologies

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optimize +‎ -er

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Examples

  • The google website optimizer is a multivariate testing tool that allows you to have 8 sections and 127 different variations within each section.

    Should Google Abandon “Do No Evil”? 2007

  • Now what Newmont does is they have a program, they call the optimizer, where they try to optimize all their process facilities.

    unknown title 2008

  • An optimizer is a powerful tool that enables you to calculate portfolios that have the least volatility for a given expected return or equivalently, portfolios that have the highest expected return for a given level of volatility assuming the data that goes into their calculations are sufficient and they obey the important assumption of normality or near-normality.

    unknown title 2012

  • From versions 3.23 to 5.1 the optimizer has been a problem for me.

    mySQL DBA 2009

  • From versions 3.23 to 5.1 the optimizer has been a problem for me.

    mySQL DBA 2009

  • From versions 3.23 to 5.1 the optimizer has been a problem for me.

    mySQL DBA 2009

  • It took several years, but the company built the idea into a home-grown schedule "optimizer," and used it on real schedules for the first time in 2004.

    Savvier Airline Schedules, Fewer Cheap Fares 2008

  • ILGAZ iDefrag (while having defrag in name) isn't just a defragmenter, it is an "optimizer".

    MacUpdate - Mac OS X 2010

  • O'DOWD: Jon Kaufman is a senior VP at the search optimizer Zog Media.

    The Business Of Burying Internet Search Results 2010

  • O'DOWD: Jon Kaufman is a senior VP at the search optimizer Zog Media.

    The Business Of Burying Internet Search Results 2010

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