OPTIMIZATION
optimization, optimisation
(noun) the act of rendering optimal; “the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability”; “in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized”; “to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
optimization (countable and uncountable, plural optimizations)
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
(programming) The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.
Source: Wiktionary