com·pres·sion (k m-pr sh n)n. 1. a. The act or process of compressing. b. The state of being compressed. 2. a. The process by which the working substance in a heat engine, such as the vapor mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, is compressed. b. The engine cycle during which this process occurs. 3. Computer Science The process by which data is compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it. com·pres sion·al adj. |
compression
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1. the act of compressing
2. the reduction in volume and increase in pressure of the fuel mixture in an internal-combustion engine before ignition
| compression (km-prshn) 1. A force that tends to shorten or squeeze something, decreasing its volume. 2. The degree to which a substance has decreased in size (in volume, length, or some other dimension) after being or while being subject to stress. See also strain. 3. The re-encoding of data (usually the binary data used by computers) into a form that uses fewer bits of information than the original data. Compression is often used to speed the transmission of data such as text or visual images, or to minimize the memory resources needed to store such data. |
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| Noun | 1. |  compression - an increase in the density of somethingconcentration - increase in density |
| 2. | compression - the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" shrinkage, shrinking - process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" coarctation, constriction - tight or narrow compression | |
| 3. | compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required encoding, encryption - the activity of converting data or information into code image compression - the compression of graphics for storage or transmission MPEG - a set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards decompression - restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display | |
| 4. | compression - applying pressure pressing, pressure, press - the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" condensing, condensation - the act of increasing the density of something constriction - the action or process of compressing decompressing, decompression - relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) |
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