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decompression

DEFINITIONS OF: decompression

1

n relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)

Synonyms:
decompressing
Antonyms:
compressing, compression
applying pressure
Type of:
alleviation, easement, easing, relief
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

n restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display

Antonyms:
compression
encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
Type of:
decipherment, decoding, decryption
the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
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