Definition of Compression. Meaning of Compression. Synonyms of Compression

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Definition of Compression

Compression
Compression Com*pres"sion, n. [L. compressio: cf. F. compression.] The act of compressing, or state of being compressed. ``Compression of thought.' --Johnson.

Meaning of Compression from wikipedia

- Look up compression or compressor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Compression may refer to: Compression (physics), size reduction due to forces Compression...
- In information theory, data compression, source coding, or bit-rate reduction is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original...
- Dynamic range compression (DRC) or simply compression is an audio signal processing operation that reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet...
- Compression stockings (Flight Socks, Support Bandage) are a specialized hosiery designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further...
- of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine). This contrasts with...
- The compression ratio is the ratio between the maximum and minimum volume during the compression stage of the power cycle in a piston or ****el engine...
- Image compression is a type of data compression applied to digital images, to reduce their cost for storage or transmission. Algorithms may take advantage...
- A compression artifact (or artefact) is a noticeable distortion of media (including images, audio, and video) caused by the application of lossy compression...
- Lossless compression is a class of data compression that allows the original data to be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data with no loss of...
- images are compressed using the Lempel–Ziv–Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality...