declutter

"declutter"という単語をご存知でしょうか？


A new update to Google Photos will now let you archive photos from the main feed and hide them away, helping you declutter and privatize some personal photos. First spotted by 9to5Google, all you have to do is hold the photo(s) and hit the “...” menu on the right side to bring up the archive option. Later, when you want to revisit those photos, you can find them on the left side menu under a separate folder.

While it might not seem as buzzworthy as, say, Instagram’s implementation of it on a user profile, it is great if you share a library with a significant other or family members and don’t want certain images just floating about in the main feed.
(Natt Garun. Google Photos now makes it easy to hide your nudes. The Verge. May 24, 2017.)


"declutter"は、"clutter"（がらくた、くず）という単語に、離脱を意味する接頭辞であるde-が付加されたものです。

がらくたをなくす、ということで、かたづける、整理整頓する、という意味になります。

そもそも、"clutter"とは、血の塊を意味する"clot"から来ているそうですが、その"clot"はさらにドイツ語のKlotz（角材、丸太）に由来するそうです。