compression
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- Rhymes: -ɛʃən
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compression (plural compressions)
- to increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction
- the cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed
- (computing) the process by which data is compressed
- (music) the electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled
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the act of compressing
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the cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed
(computing) the process by which data is compressed
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(music) the electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled
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