compression

Meanings

• verb

  The act of compressing or the state of being compressed. Reducing the size of data or information without losing its original meaning.

• verb

  The process of squeezing or pressing something together to make it smaller.

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Antonyms

decompression , rarefaction

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with compression
encapsulation , compliance , compilation

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Variants

List of all variants of compression that leads to same result
compression , compressional , compressions , compression wave , compressional wave , compressional waves

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Forms

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compressed, compressions

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'comprimere' meaning 'to squeeze together'.

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Trivia

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1. Compression is used extensively in various applications such as email attachments, music files, and images.

2. The earliest known use of compression is believed to date back to ancient Egypt, where papyrus scrolls were rolled tightly to save space.

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Related Concepts

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1. Data Compression: A method used to reduce the amount of data required to represent the same information.

2. Mechanical Compression: A process used to reduce the size of an object by applying force to it.

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Culture

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Compression is a common concept in various fields such as data compression algorithms, mechanical engineering, and physics.

How to Memorize "compression"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a balloon being squeezed to reduce its size.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of making something smaller.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'compress into less' to remember the meaning.

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