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compression

🇬🇧 UK/kəm'preʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/kәm'preʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

The act of pressing something into a smaller space; the process of reducing data size; increased density.

压缩;压紧;(数据)压缩

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
comtogether, with
+
presspress, squeeze
+
ionact, process, state
=compression

Common Collocations

  • 1.data compression数据压缩
  • 2.file compression文件压缩

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The compression of data allows large files to be transmitted more quickly over the internet.

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