Definition of Compression

Com`pres´sion
n.1.The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
2.(Computers) reduction of the space required for storage (of binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data to a smaller number of bits while preserving the information content. The act of compressing {3}.


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