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Definitions of
'compression'
1.
(noun)
compaction
,
compression
,
concretion
,
densification
an increase in the
density
of something
2.
(noun)
compression
,
condensation
,
contraction
the
process
or
result
of becoming smaller or pressed together
"the contraction of a gas on cooling"
3.
(noun)
compression
encoding
information
while
reducing
the
bandwidth
or bits required
4.
(noun)
compression
,
compressing
applying
pressure
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