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Meaning of compression

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  compression
      n 1: an increase in the density of something [syn: {compaction},
           {compression}, {concretion}, {densification}]
      2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed
         together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn:
         {compression}, {condensation}, {contraction}]
      3: encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits
         required [ant: {decompression}]
      4: applying pressure [syn: {compression}, {compressing}] [ant:
         {decompressing}, {decompression}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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