compression

🇺🇸 /kəmˈpreʃn/ 🇬🇧 /kəmˈpreʃn/
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noun
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pressing things together to make them smaller

Air compression makes it take up less space.

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making something shorter or smaller to fit in less space or time

The compression of two plays into one show saved time.

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making computer files smaller to save space

File compression helps store more data on your computer.

translation

n. pressing things together to make them smaller; making something shorter or smaller to fit in less space or time; making computer files smaller to save space

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Plural compressions