Optimization (disambiguation)

Optimization, optimisation, or optimality may refer to:

Mathematical optimization, the theory and computation of extrema or stationary points of functions
Engineering optimization, the use of optimization techniques to aid the engineering design process

Economics and business

Profit
Utility
Economic efficiency
Pareto optimality, or Pareto efficiency, a concept used in economics, game theory, engineering, and the social sciences

Process optimization, in business and engineering, methodologies for improving the efficiency of a production process
Product optimization, in business and marketing, methodologies for improving the quality and desirability of a product or product concept

Information technology

Program optimization, improving software to make it work more efficiently or use fewer resources
Compiler optimization, improving the performance or efficiency of compiled code
Asymptotically optimal algorithm, an algorithm that is at most a constant factor worse than the best possible algorithm for large input sizes
Search engine optimization, in internet marketing, methodologies aimed at improving the ranking of a website in search engine listings
Image search optimization, in internet marketing, methodologies aimed at improving the ranking of an image in image search engine listings

Other

Optimality theory, in linguistics, a model proposing that observed forms of language arise from the interaction of conflicting constraints
Optimization (role-playing games), a gaming play style

Optimum may refer to:

Optimum Releasing, a film and DVD distribution company based in the UK
Optimum TV, the brand name of a suite of digital media services offered by Cablevision Systems Corporation
Optimum PR, a division of Cossette, Inc., a public-relations organization

See also