"compression" meaning in English

See compression in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɒm.prɛʃ.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compression.wav [UK] Forms: compression [singular], compressions [plural]
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  1. Compression is the act or process of forcing something into a smaller space.
    Sense id: simple-compression-en-noun-8~s76CxX
  2. Compression is act or process of reducing the amount of memory needed to store a piece of data.
    Sense id: simple-compression-en-noun-Y9G9O1tt Categories (other): Computing
     
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