1. In computer technology, to design a program or system so as to minimize the processing time or the cost and to maximize throughput for efficiency: Thomas wanted to optimize his laptop with better speed and memory.
2. To make transformations to a program, for example to form a program produced by a compiler or programmer, in order to make its efficiency better: The storage capacity was optimized on Sally's laptop to make it more useful for her.

In computer programming, the machine-language product of a complier that increases the quality of computer operations and memory for the target computer so that the program execution will take the least amount of time and memory for the best operation.