compression

Definitions

The action of compressing or being compressed; the state of being squeezed or pressed together.

The reduction in volume or size of a gas or other substance by the application of pressure.

The process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation to save storage space or transmission time.

Examples

The engineer used data compression to reduce the size of the large video file.

The doctor applied firm compression to the wound to stop the bleeding.

Synonyms

condensation constriction contraction compacting squeezing densification shortening

Antonyms

expansion dilatation enlargement extension stretching amplification distension