1. The act of pressing together. As in a compression fracture, nerve compression, or spinal cord compression.

See: Biliary compression.

See: Nerve compression.

A pressing or squeezing together. In medicine, it can describe a structure, such as a tumor, that presses on another part of the body, such as a nerve. It can also describe the flattening of soft tiss [..]

Relationships Related Term:  JPEG lossless lossy n. ~ Computing · A process that reduces the amount of space necessary for data to be stored or transmitted. Notes:  'Compression' is often us [..]

When a file is made smaller by removing some of the information/finer detail electronically. This is often done to video and image files.

Algorithms that discard or reorganize information to reduce file size. Compression reduces the amount of storage space and bandwidth needed for images in the digital intermediate.

Image files containing all the information recorded on a digital camera's sensor can be quite large. "Compression" results in a smaller file that contains almost all the same informatio [..]

The lowering of the center resulting from the bending of the knees, for the purpose of commencing movement.

A measure of the relative hardness of a golf ball ranging from 100 (hardest) to 80 (softest). (Like most powerful players, he preferred a 100-compression ball).

as it relates to video refers to reducing the amount of data in a video file. While it can take time to compress a video, it will upload faster, and also download quicker for anyone you choose to shar [..]

A method of reducing the size of a digital image file to free up the storage capacity of memory cards and hard drives. Compression technologies are distinguished from one another by whether or not the [..]

Squeezing a material from opposite directions.

c. 1400, from Middle French compression (14c.), from Latin compressionem (nominative compressio) "a pressing together," noun of action from past participle stem of comprimere "to squeez [..]

The state of being pressed down under a weight or squeezed together. Related: Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Paris, June–July 1907

Refers to reducing the quality of digital data in an effort to conserve storage space. For example, the JPEG file format is a compressed format. Certain Nikon cameras that offer RAW capture, using the [..]

instance of being pressed together or forced into less space.

The tendency of a fixed income security with short-term redemption features to increase in value for a given interest rate movement to a lesser degree than a similar security without such features. Co [..]

The process of encoding data in a manner that reduces the amount of information required than required for the uncompressed data. Compression techniques can be categorized into two major categories: l [..]

Data compressed using a lossless compression technique will allow the decompressed data to be exactly the same as the original data before compression, bit for bit. The compression of data is achieved [..]

Data compressed using a lossy compression technique results in the loss of information. The decompressed data will not be identical to the original uncompressed data. Conservative lossless compression [..]

A form or manner of lossy compression where the data that is lost after the file is compressed and decompressed is not detectable to the eye; the compressed data appearing identical to the uncompresse [..]

An alteration performed on a unit of information intended to increase it density during storage of transmission.

a technique that reduces the size of a saved file by elimination or encoding redundancies (i.e., JPEG, MPEG, LZW, etc.)

1. the resilience of a golf ball  2. the flattening of the golf ball when contacted by the club Example: 1. Golf balls come in 80, 90, or 100 compression, and which one a player should use is a matter [..]

The process which the ball undergoes when it is hit. The club head deforms the ball, and the rate of the deformation is termed compression or softness.

The compression evaluates, how dense a golf ball is. In the golf industry, the compression is indicated as a number between 0 and 200. The number shows deformation of the soft- or hardness of the golf ball if compressing pressure affects it. The compression shows, how much the form of the golf ball changes under the weight of the ball. In fact it s [..]

Degree of resilience of a golf ball.

The part of suspension travel that loads the system such as striking a hole or when landing a jump.

the measurement for expressing the hardness of a golf ball, normally 90 compression. Harder balls (100 compression) are intended for players with faster swings but may also be useful in windy conditio [..]

The rating of the density of a golf ball is called a compression.

The flattening of the ball against the clubface at impact. Also the degree of resilience of a ball. CONDOR

The amount of resilience in a ball, or how much it compresses at impact. The higher the compression, the greater the required force to fully compress the ball. It is a misconception that a ball with higher compression (100) will travel further than a ball with less compression (80 or 90). The distances are virtually the same. A greater difference i [..]

  A measure of the relative hardness of a golf ball ranging from 100 (hardest) to 80 (softest).

The amount of resilience in a ball, or how much it compresses at impact. The higher the compression, the greater the required force to fully compress the ball. It is a misconception that a ball with h [..]

the flattening of the golf ball at impact with the clubface. Also the measurement describing the ease with which a ball may be compressed. The higher the compression ratio the harder it is to compress [..]

The compression evaluates soft- or hardness and quality of a golfball. The compression is indicated as a number between 90 and 100. Due to new materials and permanently improved manufacturing techniqu [..]

A measure of the relative hardness of a golf ball ranging from 100 (hardest) to 80 (softest).

the measurement for expressing the hardness of a golf ball, normally 90 compression. Harder balls (100 compression) are intended for players with faster swings but may also be useful in windy conditions.

The flattening of the ball against the clubface at impact. Also the degree of resilience of a ball.

A measure of the relative hardness of a golf ball ranging from 100 (hardest) to 80 (softest).

The deflection a ball undergoes under a compressive load. Loosely defined as the hardness of a ball. Identified by a number. A higher number indicates a ball that requires more force to compress it. L [..]

The flattening of the ball against the clubface at impact. Also the degree of resilience of a ball.

The deflection a ball undergoes under a compressive load or loosely defined as the hardness of a ball. Identified by a number; a higher number indicates a ball that requires more force to compress it. [..]

The reduction in the size of data in order to save space or transmission time. Compression is performed by a program which uses an algorithm or formula to determine how best to compress and decompress [..]

Reducing the size of files by special encoding, the file can be decompressed again to its original content. OpenStack supports compression at the Linux file system level but does not support compressi [..]

n. Constraint, as by force or authority.

See data compression, signal compression.

The amount of resiliance of a golf ball.

The golfing keyword term compression refers to the measurement of hardness of golf balls. Compression ranges from 100 which are considered to be the hardest to the softest at 80.

A measure of the relative hardness of a golf ball ranging from 100 (hardest) to 80 (softest).

The upward stroke of the piston which compresses the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber

The forces which thicken the inside wall of the bend.

WebGuest Dictionary Technology that reduces the size of a file to save bandwidth .

A squeezing together; the exertion of pressure on a body in such a way as to tend to increase its density; the decrease in a dimension of a body under the action of two external forces directed toward [..]

Compression is the reduction of the size of a file. Compressed files take up less memory and can be downloaded or sent over the Internet more quickly.

A process that tends to even out the overall volume level by increasing the level of softer passages and decreasing the level of louder passages. See also Compressed Audio Format.

A fossil formed when carbonized plant material is still present in the original shape but is greatly compressed and reduced in size by pressure. compression wood

Wage compression occurs when a new hire is paid the same as or more than employees with more seniority. It also occurs when employees are paid more than their supervisors. Often this occurs when the e [..]

The part of suspension travel that loads the system such as striking a hole or when landing a jump.

See: data compression.

The reduction in size of an image file. See also lossy and non-lossy.

Data files available for upload and download are often compressed in order to save space and reduce transfer times. Typical file extensions for compressed files include .zip (DOS/Windows) and .tar (UN [..]

The reduction of a span of amplitudes done for the purpose of limiting the reproduction of those amplitudes. (Post Production)

A technique which reduces the amount of space required to store data, e.g. as used to reduce the amount of space needed to store an image, an audio recording, or a video recording.

A digital photograph creates an image file that is huge, a low-resolution 640x480 image has 307,200 pixels. If each pixel uses 24 bits (3 bytes) for true color, a single image takes up about a megabyte of storage space. To make image files smaller almost every digital camera uses some form of compression. See the "JPG" ent [..]

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Reduces the dynamic range of an actor's voice. Engineers apply compression to cut through background music and sound effects.

Reducing the quantity of data used to represent digtal video images by removing redundancies in digital data files so that less space is required.  Two main forms of compression are 

A method of reducing the size of computer files. There are several compression programs available, such as gzip and WinZip.

The reduction of volume of a vapor or gas by mechanical means.

A force applied to a strain gauge that causes the gauge wires to compress and their cross-sectional area to increase, thus decreasing the gauge resistance.

A process that reduces the amount of space necessary for data to be stored or transmitted. Compression is often used to describe the process of compacting and extracting the information, although the term can be used to distinguish the first phase from the second phase, which is called decompression. The digital image formats JPEG and GIF both use [..]

The method of taking raw data and processing it so that it may be represented with less bits. MPEG-4 is a compression standard for TV that uses less than 20% of the bits to provide the same picture as [..]

A process of automatic adjustment of variation in audio volume. computer edit:

A mechanism to reduce the size of a file so that it takes up less disk space for storage and consumes less network bandwidth when transferred. Common compression tools used with Apache Hadoop include [..]

stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object. compressional wave -

Process of compacting digital data, images and text. Software algorithms search the raster image to build a greatly condensed (from a file storage perspective) format of the image. 

Reducing the file size of a project in 1.4

The region of a longitudinal wave in which the distance separating the vibrating particles is less than their equilibrium distance.

A part of a longitudinal wave in which the density of the particles of the medium is higher than the normal density is called a compression.

As in file compression. Can refer to any document, but often refers to reducing the size of images so they will download more quickly.

Since data communication lines are so slow, it is important to use every possible scheme to use them efficiently. Compression schemes can reduce the amount of data that needs to be sent. The receiver [..]

Compression is a technique which reduces the size of a file or a data stream to speed up its transfer or save disk space. The most popular compression programs are PKZIP, WinZip, Stuffit and gnu zip. [..]

Making a file smaller by removing all the bits it doesn't need for faster transfer and/or storage.

It is often possible to remove redundant information or capitalize on patterns in data to make a file smaller. Usually when a file has been compressed, it cannot be used until it is uncompressed. Imag [..]

Reducing the size of files so they can be transported more easily either on a disk or over the Internet (usually phone lines). Before you can use files that have been compressed, you must uncompress them. On the PC, it’s also known as zipping files after the popular compression utilities Pkzip and Winzip. On the Mac, Stuffit! and Stuffit! Expander [..]

A method of reducing the size of Web documents, files or graphics for faster transmission via the Web.

(.zip, .sea, .sit, .tar) Any of various ways of squishing a file down to a smaller size. Compressed files save time, as they transfer much more quickly. Software that compresses files, such as the shareware utility PKZIP.EXE or WinZip, look for repetition in the bytes comprising a file and assigns various codes that represent the repeated bytes -- [..]

(n) an increase in the density of something(n) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together(n) encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required(n) applying pressure [..]

An area in a longitudinal wave in which the particles in the medium are spaced close together (Lessons 20, 21)

A variation in pronunciation which reduces the number of syllables. An example from English is the two-syllable pronunciation ˈʃɔːtnɪŋ of shortening, compared with ˈʃɔːtənɪŋ, which consists of three s [..]

A technology that reduces the size of a file. Compression programs like WinZip and UNIX compress are valuable to network users because they help save both time and bandwidth.

A way of making files smaller, either to fit into restricted storage space or to speed up transmission over the Internet. Popular compression standards include JPEG and GIF for pictures, MP3 for music files, MPEG for movies, and zip for just about everything else.

A way of making files smaller, either to fit into restricted storage space or to speed up transmission over the Internet. Popular compression standards include JPEG and GIF for pictures, MP3 for music [..]

A condition caused by the action of squeezing or shortening a component.

Fossil formed when an organism is flattened (compressed) and a thin film of organic material from its body is left in the rock.

A technique to reduce the size of a file in order to make it more manageable and quicker to download. Compressed files have to be extracted using a utility such as PKZip or WinZip. Such files usually have a .zip extension.

Literally, squeezing together; used to indicate the physical change the body undergoes when an external force decreases its volume and increases its density. In embryology, it refers to the abbreviati [..]

Since encrypted data is essentially random, you cannot compress it. This defeats networking standards designed to automatically encrypt traffic (such as dial-up modems). Therefore, data must be comp [..]

The reduction of volume of a vapor or gas by mechanical means.

Suspension movement when the wheel hits a bump and compresses.

increased pressure caused as volume is reduced. Also, movement of suspension components against spring pressure caused by a force against the wheel.

Pump of a refrigerating mechanism, which draws a low pressure on cooling side of refrigerant cycle and squeezes or compresses the gas into the high pressure or condensing side of the cycle.

The relative displacement of sprung and unsprung masses in the suspension system in which the distance between the masses decreases from that at static condition.

The name used to describe the change in pressure in a hydraulic system from low pressure to an elevated pressure. Normally the change in pressure is made in a controlled amount of time to cause an even application of energy into the system. See DECOMPRESSION.

A pushing force that flattens or shortens the thing upon which it is acting.

A condition caused by the action of squeezing or shortening of a component.

the reduction of volume of a vapor or gas by mechanical means.

A system of forces or stresses that tends to decrease the volume or to shorten a substance, or the change of volume produced by such a system of forces.

  A technique, using special software, to increase the storage capacity of computer media, either by artificially increasing the apparent size of a computer disk, or reducing the size a files stored thereon. Compression comes in two flavours; Disk Compression and File Compression. Disk Compression dates from the mid-1980's when hard drives wer [..]

Pay differentials too small to be considered equitable. In some organizations, the term may apply to differences between: Pay of supervisor and subordinates; Pay of experienced and newly hired employe [..]

Digital video pictures can be compressed with a number of techniques. These include: JPEG and JPEG-2000 (for still images), M-JPEG and MPEG (for moving pictures).

The part of suspension travel that loads the system such as striking a hole or when landing a jump.

A Digital photograph creates an image file that is enormous. To enable image files to become smaller and more manageable cameras employ some form of compression such as JPEG. RAW and TIFF files have n [..]

Pressure exerted on a sealant in a joint.

The process of reducing the dynamic range of a given analog audio program by making the loud parts quieter and the quiet parts louder

1. An increase in density and pressure in a medium, such as air, caused intermittently by the passage of a sound wave. 2. The region in either air or material in which this occurs.

The displacement of sprung and unsprung masses in the suspension system in which the distance between the masses decreases from that at static condition. Compression damping is the primary factor in r [..]

Refers to a tightening of volume. Compression adds gain or volume to soft areas of a signal, and is often combined with limiting which puts a cap on louder peaks and swells. Read more about compression.

 

The reduction of volume of a vapor or gas by mechanical means.

Mechanically reduces the volume of vapor or gas.

An algorithmic method of reducing file size.

See Image Compression.

A method of reducing the volume of image data by omitting redundant or similar color data. Virtually all digital cameras use the JPEG method of image data compression. While JPEG compression simplifies data handling, it is non-reversible and high levels of compression can produce "artifacts" that affect image quality.

A digital process that reduces the number of bits in an image to reduce the file size. The benefit is that it takes less storage space and can be e-mailed quicker. There are two types of compression – [..]

The reduction in gain at one level of a picture signal with respect to the gain at another level of the same signal.

Algorithms that discard or reorganize information to reduce file size. Compression reduces the amount of storage space and bandwidth needed for images in the digital intermediate.

A mathematical processing system used to reduce the size of digital data files. Two types of compression are common in digital imaging: lossy (which sacrifices some data in order to obtain small files [..]

See Image Compression.

Compression is the process of removing redundant digital image information from a file to reduce the file's overall data size.

A digital photograph creates an image file that is huge, a low-resolution 640x480 image has 307,200 pixels. If each pixel uses 24 bits (3 bytes) for true colour, a single image takes up about a megaby [..]

(of data): The removal of redundant or repetitive information from a data set (e.g., a file) in such a way that the original data can be reconstructed. Lossless compression

Refers to reducing the quality of digital data in an effort to conserve storage space. For example, the JPEG file format is a compressed format. Certain Nikon cameras that offer RAW capture, using the [..]

Compression is any algorithm used to reduce the size of a file.

a method that uses data compression algorithms that allow the resulting file to be compressed preserving the bits that were used to represent the image and without losing data in the middle. Read more [..]

a method for representing the content that has been encoded, that uses inexact approximations and therefore has data lost in the middle. The resulting file after applying a lossy compression process h [..]

See Image Compression.

The reduction of data to reduce file size for storage. Compression can be "lossy" (such as JPEG) or "lossless" (such as TIFF LZW). Greater reduction is possible wit [..]

This is the term used to make a file size smaller. It depends on what format you are using and the amount of compression. Ie Bitmap image may be 240kb and Mpeg version may be 24kb.

Refers to taking an incoming signal or image, which can be analog or digital, and compressing the data so it can be stored or transmitted faster and using less resources. There are many different algo [..]

Reducing the size of an image file through image editing software. "Lossy" images will lose detail after compression while "Lossless" images will maintain all the qualities of the image.

The process by which large image files are squeezed into smaller files to make them easier to store and quicker to transfer.

Information application based on a variety of coding methods to minimize the amount of data to be stored, retrieved, or transmitted. Data compression can be applied to various Forms of data, such as i [..]

Using coding methods, such as calculating the changes in a signal intensity, to minimize a series of images from Diagnostic Imaging.

Acute and chronic conditions characterized by external mechanical compression of the SPINAL CORD due to extramedullary Neoplasm; Epidural Abscess; Spinal Fractures; bony Deformities of the vertebral b [..]

Ulnar Neuropathies caused by mechanical compression of the nerve at any location from its origin at the Brachial Plexus to its terminations in the hand. Common sites of compression include the retroep [..]

Compression makes files smaller for faster upload/download times, and less disk space usage. JPEGs use compression, making them ideal for web, but can lead to loss of image quality if re-saved multipl [..]

Compression is used in many digital media file formats to reduce the amount of storage capacity required to hold files on a storage medium and to enable faster transmission over networks. The process [..]

A system of forces or stresses that tends to decrease the volume or to shorten a substance, or the change of volume produced by such a system of forces.

the reduction of the picture information to reduce the file size. it is accomplished through the sampling and averaging of the file's data. By doing so, you reduce the amount of transfer time dur [..]

In web terms, compression is reducing the size of web resources such as webpages and images so that they are received and viewed quicker by the user. In general computer terms, compression is reducing [..]

Reduction in the size of digital materials by removing redundancy or by approximation; lossless compression can be reversed; lossy compression can not be reversed since information is lost by approximation.

Compression in which no heat is transferred to or from the gas during the compression process.

Compression is which the temperature of the gas remains constant.

Compression in which the relationship between the pressure and the volume is expressed by the equation PVn is a constant.

The reduction of volume of a vapor or gas by mechanical means.

The reduction of volume of a vapor or gas by mechanical means.

The reduction of volume of a vapor or gas by mechanical means.

the component that joins together with a rarefaction to make a sound wave

the act of compressing (making smaller) a digital data stream - e.g. converting from 16 bit signals to 8bit signals. Most compression schemes are "lossy", which is to say that some of the original data is discarded and cannot be reconstructed

a circuit used to restrict the amplitude variations of a signal (often combined with a limiter to set an absolute limit). Unlike digital compression, analogue compression can be "undone" to restore the original signal with little degradation

the act of compressing (making smaller) a digital data stream - e.g. converting from 16 bit signals to 8bit signals. Most compression schemes are "lossy", which is to say that some of the original data is discarded and cannot be reconstructed.

A process that reduces computer data or images so that they occupy less storage space and can thus be transmitted faster and easier. Data compression is encountered in computer, audio, and video systems. See related terms Lossless, Lossy, and Decompression.

, Reduction of the size of computer files and records; saves storage space and increases the speed with which the file can travel over the Internet or across networks. EDI records are much more compressed in their original state than XML records by a factor of approximately 10.

The action on a material which decreases its volume as the pressure to which it is subjected increases. Natural gas is usually compressed for transport.

A technology that reduces the size of a file. Compression programs are valuable to network users because they help save both time and bandwidth.

A technology that reduces the size of a file. Compression programs are valuable to network users because they help save both time and bandwidth.

A technology for storing data in fewer bits, it makes data smaller so less disk space is needed to represent the same information. Compression programs like WinZip and UNIX compress are valuable to network users because they save both time and bandwidth. Data compression is also widely used in backup utilities, spreadsheet applications, and databas [..]

A process, using special software, that reduces the file size of a given electronic file.

the use of mechanical force and motion to pressurize (apply force to) a gas or liquid. Examples of pressure-creating devices are compressors, where the pressure of a gas is raised, and pumps, which are more commonly associated with liquids.

The action on a material which decreases its volume as the pressure to which it is subjected increases.

natural gas is compressed to a higher pressure to facilitate delivery of gas from one point to another.

(from Latin: comprimere = to press together)  

Compression is the process of reducing the number of bits required to represent data without altering the meaning of the data. The primary reason for using compression techniques is to optimize the use of the communication channel.

The part of suspension travel that loads the system such as striking a hole or when landing a jump.

Term used to denote increase of pressure on a fluid by using mechanical energy.

Is compressing a gas without removing or adding heat.

The pressing force experienced in a column or in the top flange of a beam.

Compression is the characteristic of a piece of text that the meaning of any part of it is "larger" than that particular piece has by itself. This characteristic is created by a rich context [..]

An axial force in the "pushing" or "squashing" sense; the opposite of tension. Columns are designed to resist compression, but it is also produced in bending of beams.

Natural gas is compressed during transportation and storage. The standard pressure that gas volumes are measured at is 14.7 Pounds per Square inch (psi). When being transported through pipelines, and when being stored, gas is compressed to save space.

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) defines compression as the process of encoding data to reduce its size.

Compression may refer to:

In mechanics, compression is the application of balanced inward ("pushing") forces to different points on a material or structure, that is, forces with no net sum or torque directed so as to reduce it [..]

In functional analysis, the compression of a linear operator T on a Hilbert space to a subspace K is the operator P K [..]

Flattening is a measure of the compression of a circle or sphere along a diameter to form an ellipse or an ellipsoid of revolution (spheroid) respectively. Other terms used are ellipticity, or oblaten [..]

Compression is the first solo album by bassist Billy Sheehan, formerly of Talas, David Lee Roth, and Mr. Big.

In geology, the term compression refers to a set of stress directed toward the center of a rock mass. Compressive strength refers to the maximum compressive stress that can be applied to a material be [..]