noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The optimization of a subunit (or series of subunits) of an organization without good coordination with other subunits, resulting in the whole organisation's outcome or output being less than optimal. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From sub- + optimization.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.