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compression

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compression

Noun

∙ An 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.
∙ The process by which data is compressed. computing
∙ The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled. music
∙ The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form. astronomy

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