compress

/kəmˈpres/ verb [T]

Translation

› to make something smaller, especially by pressing it, so that it uses less space or time

sıkıştırmak, sıkmak, basmak, ezmek

compressed air The course compresses two years' training into six months.18111969

› to use a special program to make information on a computer use less space

bilgisayarda bilgiyi sıkıştırarak daha az yer kaplamasını sağlayan program

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compression

/kəmˈpreʃən/ noun [U] ›

basınç, sıkıştırma

(Definition of compress verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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