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compression

/kəmˈpreʃn/noun

उच्चारण कम्प्रेशन

संपीडन, दबाव, दबाकर छोटा करना

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the act of pressing something into a smaller space or of putting pressure on it from different sides until it fills less space

    संपीडन, दबाव, दबाकर छोटा करना

    • the compression of gas in a cylinder
    • Chest compressions are a key part of CPR.

    Synonyms squeezing pressing condensing

    Opposite expansion decompression

  2. 2

    [U] computing

    the process of reducing the size of a computer file so that it uses less space

    (फ़ाइल का) संपीडन, कम्प्रेशन

    • Video compression makes files much smaller.

    Opposite decompression

  3. 3

    [U]

    the act of making a piece of writing, a story or a period of time shorter

    संक्षेपण, संक्षिप्त करना

    • the compression of three years of work into a single report

    Synonyms condensation shortening abridgement

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compress verbcompressor nouncompressed adjective