Compression

Process of reducing data size for storage or transmission

Part of speech: Noun Category: Information Technology Subcategory: General IT Level: Intermediate

Pronunciation: 🇺🇸 US/kəmˈprɛʃən/ 🇬🇧 UK/kəmˈprɛʃən/

Definition

Process of reducing data size for storage or transmission

Compression types include: lossless (ZIP, PNG), lossy (JPEG, MP3), algorithms, and trade-offs between size and quality.

Data Compression Explained – ZIP, MP3, JPEG

Decompression, Expansion

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