(programming, computer architecture) Optimization at the level of individual instructions and operations.

plural of micro-optimization

(programming) An optimization that works by eliminating redundant instructions from a small area of source code.

(game theory, economics) Describing a situation in which the profit of one party cannot be increased without reducing the profit of another.

Alternative form of Pareto optimal

(mathematics) The problem of finding the "best" solution from all feasible solutions, given constraints defining which of the solutions are feasible, and a goal function defining which of the feasible solutions is the best one.

Alternative form of suboptimal

(Internet) The use of various techniques to improve a web site's ranking in search engines in the hopes of attracting more visitors.