Look up compression or compressor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Compression may refer to: Compression (physics), size reduction due to forces Compression...
In information theory, data compression, source coding, or bit-rate reduction is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original...
The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum...
A compression artifact (or artefact) is a noticeable distortion of media (including images, audio, and video) caused by the application of lossy compression...
In information technology, lossy compression or irreversible compression is the class of data compression methods that uses inexact approximations and...
Dynamic range compression (DRC) or simply compression is an audio signal processing operation that reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet...
Lossless compression is a class of data compression that allows the original data to be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data with no loss of...
Compression stockings (Flight Socks, Support Bandage) are a specialized hosiery designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further...
Compression garments are pieces of clothing that fit tightly around the skin. In medical contexts, compression garments provide support for people who...
Image compression is a type of data compression applied to digital images, to reduce their cost for storage or transmission. Algorithms may take advantage...
of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine). This contrasts with...
method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. The degree of compression can be adjusted...
signal compression include: Bandwidth compression Data compression Dynamic range compression Gain compression Image compression Lossy compression One-way...
in two ways: compression set A and compression set B. This has the formal name compression set under constant force in air. In compression set A a force...
Audio compression may refer to: Audio compression (data), a type of lossy or lossless compression in which the amount of data in a recorded waveform is...
A compression fitting is a fitting used in plumbing and electrical conduit systems to join two tubes or thin-walled pipes together. In instances where...
A compression release engine brake, compression brake, or decompression brake is an engine braking mechanism installed on some diesel engines. When activated...
Parallel compression, also known as New York compression, is a dynamic range compression technique used in sound recording and mixing. Parallel compression, a...
Compression members are structural elements that are pushed together or carry a load; more technically, they are subjected only to axial compressive forces...
Speech compression may refer to: Speech encoding, compression for transmission or storage, possibly to an unintelligible state, with decompression used...
HTTP compression is a capability that can be built into web servers and web clients to improve transfer speed and bandwidth utilization. HTTP data is...
Quantum compression may refer to: Data compression as it relates to quantum computing Quantum, one of several compression algorithms used by CAB This...
In astrophysics, gravitational compression is a phenomenon in which gravity, acting on the mass of an object, compresses it, reducing its size and increasing...
A compression lock, muscle lock, muscle slicer or muscle crusher, is a grappling hold that causes severe pain by pressing a muscle into a bone. A compression...
IANA. Compression-only formats should often be denoted by the media type of the decompressed data, with a content coding indicating the compression format...
Spinal cord compression is a form of myelopathy in which the spinal cord is compressed. Causes can be bone fragments from a vertebral fracture, a tumor...
A compression release mechanism works to ease the starting of internal combustion engines by allowing them to rotate to starting speed without having...
In telecommunication, the term bandwidth compression has the following meanings: The reduction of the bandwidth needed to transmit a given amount of data...
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