Compression
Pronunciation: /kəmˈprɛʃən/
Compression (noun)
- The act of pressing something to make it smaller or tighter.
- The process of making a file or data smaller to save space.
- The increase of pressure in a gas or liquid by reducing its volume.
Examples
- The compression of the sponge made it fit in the small box.
- Compression of the material was necessary to reduce its volume.
Common collocations: compression of material, apply compression, file compression, data compression, compression algorithm