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Image optimization

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, image optimization means: Making image files as small as possible while they still look good, for example by compressing and resizing them and by using modern formats.

In Turkish: görsel optimizasyonu, resim optimizasyonu

How it is used

Covers modern formats such as WebP and AVIF, responsive images with srcset, correct dimensions and lazy loading. Many frameworks and CDNs offer automatic image optimization.

Example sentences

  1. Image optimization alone made the home page twice as fast.

  2. Editors upload 5 MB photos, so we need image optimization in the upload step.

Common collocations

  • automatic image optimization
  • compress images
  • responsive images
  • modern image formats
  • lazy loadingA technique that waits to load images, videos or code until they are actually needed, for example when the user scrolls near them.
  • load timeHow long a page takes to download and appear on screen in a usable state, usually measured in seconds or milliseconds.
  • CDNContent Delivery Network: a network of servers around the world that stores copies of a site's files and delivers them from the location closest to each user.
  • Core Web VitalsThree metrics from Google that measure real user experience on a page: loading (LCP), responsiveness (INP) and visual stability (CLS).

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