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Answer for the clue "The act of minimizing something ", 12 letters:
minimization

Word definitions for minimization in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Minimization \Min`i*mi*za"tion\, n. The act or process of minimizing. --Bentham.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position [syn: minimisation ] [ant: maximization ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent. 2 (context mathematics English) The process of finding the minimum value of a function.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1802, from minimize + -ation .