Meaning of “compression” in the English Dictionary

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"compression" in English

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/kəmˈpreʃ.ən/ /kəmˈpreʃ.ən/

› the act of pressing something into a smaller space or putting pressure on it from different sides until it gets smaller:

Tectonic forces caused compression in the earth’s crust.

Compression fractures of the spine are common in older people.

nerve compression

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› the act of making something smaller or shorter so that it will fit into a particular space or time

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› the act of making a computer file use less space when it is stored, using special software:

Advances in compression technology mean that you can now send even quite large files by email.

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(Definition of “compression” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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