Samengekit

Samengekit is an Indonesian verb used in informal speech to describe the act of making something more compact by bringing elements closer together or by reducing space. The term is formed from sama- meaning “together” and a root associated with tightening or packing, and it is most often encountered in contexts such as packaging, event planning, crowd management, and data handling where space or volume is being economized. In packaging, samengekit may refer to reorganizing contents to minimize volume; in crowd management, it can describe aligning people more tightly to increase density within a given area; in data contexts, it can be used metaphorically to denote reducing redundancy or compressing information, though more technical terms like mengompresi are preferred in formal writing.

Usage notes: Samengekit is not widely recorded in formal Indonesian dictionaries and is more common in colloquial or regional speech, or in creative writing. It can appear as a transitive verb and may take the causative or passive formations in some dialects. Some speakers might substitute standard verbs such as merapat (to bring closer) or mengompresi (to compress) depending on formality and register.

Examples: Kita perlu samengekit kemasan ini agar biaya pengiriman menurun. Pemerintah mencoba samengekit penggunaan lahan untuk mengurangi ruang publik. Perangkat lunak itu dapat samengekit data sebelum analisis. See also: mengompresi, merapat, efisiensi ruang, penghematan ruang.