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compression
 
Noun compression has 4 senses
  1. compaction, compression, concretion, densification - an increase in the density of something
    --1 is a kind of concentration
  2. compression, condensation, contraction - the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
    --2 is a kind of shrinking, shrinkage
    --2 has particulars: constriction, coarctation
    Derived form: verb compress2
  3. compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
    --3 is a kind of     encoding, encryption
    Antonyms: decompression
    --3 has particulars: image compression
    Derived form: verb compress1
  4. compression, compressing - applying pressure
    --4 is a kind of press, pressure, pressing
    Antonyms: decompression, decompressing
    --4 has particulars:
     squeeze, squeezing; condensing, condensation; crush, crunch, compaction; constriction
    Derived form: verb compress2
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