compression

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an increase in the density of something
  2. noun the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
  3. noun encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French compression, from Latin compressiō.

In classic literature

Synonyms

compaction, concretion, densification

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