NOUN | act | decompression | restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display |
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act | decompression, decompressing | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) |
Sounds | diy.kahmpreh'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display. | |
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Broader | decoding, decryption, decipherment | The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text |
Opposite | compression | Encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required |
Spanish | descompresión | |
Catalan | descompressió | |
Verbs | decompress | restore to its uncompressed form |
Meaning | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure). | |
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Synonym | decompressing | |
Broader | easing, easement, alleviation, relief | The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) |
Opposite | compression, compressing | applying pressure |
Spanish | descompresión | |
Catalan | descompressió | |
Verbs | decompress | decrease the pressure of |
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