compression

IPA: kʌmprˈɛʃʌn

An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.

Examples of "compression" in Sentences

The converse holds in compression.
The man pressed on the compression button.
It does so by compression and rarefaction.
Heavy use of compression is not a new development.
Modeling is the same for compression and decompression.
It is what we call a compression astomosis ring, or CAR.
One of the fictional liberties I took with the story was a certain compression of timeframe.
But, of course, the problem with MP3 compression is that a lot of stuff over 15kHz is removed anyway.
You could see margin compression and the bearish ramifications of consumers saving rather than spending.
For me, one artifact of extreme dynamic range compression is that it makes kick drum strikes painful to listen to.
Aside from fixed dollar margins, margin compression in the face of a rising cost (worsening FX) could also lead to a non-linear outcome.
If Huffman compression is used then the related tables should be made available to receiver manufacturers without the need for a licence for Huffman look-up tables from the BBC.
"If Huffman compression is used then the related tables should be made available to receiver manufacturers without the need for a licence for Huffman look-up tables from the BBC".
While the second form of compression is as old as vinyl (the revenge of Phil Specter?) these two types of compression are related as apparently louder music gives more room to hide digital compression artifacts, so producers are compressing music and increasing loudness.