In mechanics, compression is the application of balanced inward ("pushing") forces to different points on a material or structure, that is, forces with...

A compression fossil is a fossil preserved in sedimentary rock that has undergone physical compression. While it is uncommon to find animals preserved...

usually initiated by blunt trauma, which causes damage through physical compression and deceleration forces. Trauma sufficient to cause bruising can...

engine has a high physical compression ratio of 13.0:1, but the closing of the inlet valve is delayed, for an effective compression ratio of 9.5:1. The...

Deflate (stylized as DEFLATE, and also called Flate) is a lossless data compression file format that uses a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding. It was...

Display Stream Compression (DSC) is a VESA-developed video compression algorithm designed to enable increased display resolutions and frame rates over...

Look up compression or compressor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Compression may refer to: Compression (physics), size reduction due to forces Compression...

action of reversing data compression Decompression (physics), the release of pressure and the opposition of physical compression Decompression (altitude)...

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

improves low bass absorption by translating the physical compression of air at the facing into physical compression of the fibers that are in contact with the...

episode of physical trauma is in one sense an acute compression neuropathy but is not usually included under this heading, as chronic compression takes a...

Compression stockings (Flight Socks, Support Bandage) are a specialized hosiery designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further...

storage. In a virtual memory compression system, pages to be paged out of virtual memory are compressed and stored in physical memory, which is usually random-access...

and stroke, but the intake cam and pistons are unique. It has a physical compression ratio of 12.5:1. The longer than normal open intake valve duration...

micrometre is roughly equal to 100 micrometres if one allows for physical compression due to the blade). The trend in skin surgery over the last 10 years...

interventions include exercise, edema control, splinting, and compression garments. The work done by physical therapists in the integumentary specialty does work...

Health." One Health Institute Aleman, M, et al. Survey of a Novel Physical Compression Squeeze Procedure for Management of Equine Neonatal Maladjustment...

needed] The most common cause of mononeuropathy is physical compression of the nerve, known as compression neuropathy. Carpal tunnel syndrome and axillary...

nail or the maul which moves a stake. These operate by applying physical compression to a surface. In the case of the screwdriver, the force is rotational...

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...

The basic plan is to provide a structure that is very strong in physical compression. The most common purpose-built structure is a buried, steel reinforced...

authentication, transmission encryption, and data compression. PPP is used over many types of physical networks, including serial cable, phone line, trunk...

the modem physical layer and data link layer protocols. It is sometimes higher than the physical layer data rate due to V.44 data compression, and sometimes...

framework. WMV consists of three distinct codecs: the original video compression technology, known as WMV, originally designed for Internet streaming...

disk compression software utility increases the amount of information that can be stored on a hard disk drive of given size. Unlike a file compression utility...

Run-length encoding (RLE) is a form of lossless data compression in which runs of data (consecutive occurrences of the same data value) are stored as...

because it provides consistent compressions at a fixed rate through difficult transport conditions and eliminates the physical strain on the person performing...

has been discovered that physical changes in the area postrema and CTZ do cause or inhibit emesis. Specifically, compression of blood vessels which are...

previously received breast cancer-related treatment. Compression garments should be worn during exercise. Physical therapy for patients with lymphedema may include...

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...