compresseur

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

compresseur m (plural compresseurs)

1. compressor
   1. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
   2. (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
   3. (sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.

Derived terms

• rouleau compresseur

Descendants

• → Greek: κομπρεσέρ (kompresér)
• → Romanian: compresor
• → Turkish: kompresör

Further reading

• “compresseur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.