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...

of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (or CI engine). This contrasts...

Dynamic range compression (DRC) or simply compression is an audio signal processing operation that reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet...

The compression ratio is the ratio between the maximum and minimum volume during the compression stage of the power cycle in a piston or Wankel engine...

Image compression is a type of data compression applied to digital images, to reduce their cost for storage or transmission. Algorithms may take advantage...

A compression artifact (or artefact) is a noticeable distortion of media (including images, audio, and video) caused by the application of lossy compression...

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...

CCITT Group 4 compression, also referred to as G4 or Modified Modified READ (MMR), is a lossless method of image compression used in Group 4 fax machines...

LZ77 and LZ78 are the two lossless data compression algorithms published in papers by Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv in 1977 and 1978. They are also known...

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 release engine brake, compression brake, or decompression brake is an engine braking mechanism installed on some diesel engines. When activated...

signal compression include: Bandwidth compression Data compression Dynamic range compression Gain compression Image compression Lossy compression One-way...

Nerve compression syndrome, or compression neuropathy, or nerve entrapment syndrome, is a medical condition caused by chronic, direct pressure on a peripheral...

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...

In natural language processing, semantic compression is a process of compacting a lexicon used to build a textual document (or a set of documents) by...

strangling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Strangling or strangulation is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly...

procedure used during cardiac or respiratory arrest that involves chest compressions, often combined with artificial ventilation, to preserve brain function...

Speech compression may refer to: Speech encoding, compression for transmission or storage, possibly to an unintelligible state, with decompression used...

In telecommunications, the term bandwidth compression has the following meanings: The reduction of the bandwidth needed to transmit a given amount of...

S3 Texture Compression (S3TC) (sometimes also called DXTn, DXTC, or BCn) is a group of related lossy texture compression algorithms originally developed...

Time–space compression (also known as space–time compression and time–space distanciation) is an idea referring to the altering of the qualities of space–time...

A compression member is a structural element that primarily resists forces, which act to shorten or compress the member along its length. Commonly found...

In information technology, lossy compression or irreversible compression is the class of data compression methods that uses inexact approximations and...

Quantum compression may refer to: Data compression as it relates to quantum computing Quantum, one of several compression algorithms used by CAB This...

method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. The degree of compression can be adjusted...

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a condition in which there is compression of the nerves, arteries, or veins in the superior thoracic aperture, the passageway...

end of the exhaust/intake (or scavenging) is completed along with the compression of the mixture. The second stroke encompasses the combustion of the mixture...