compressing

Definition of compressing in English English dictionary: {s} pressing together; present participle of compress; applying pressure
compress: A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury
He held a cold compress over the sprain.
compress: To condense into a more economic, easier format
This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram.
compress: To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume
The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement.
compress: A machine for compressing
compress: To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits
compress: To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format
Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel.
compress: To abridge
If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information.
compress: to press together or into smaller space
compress: {f} press together, make smaller using pressure; condense
compress: {v} to squeeze close, embrace, reduce
compress: {n} a bolster of linen rags, a bandage
compress: used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part
compress: Store data in such a way that the file size is reduced
compress: To embrace sexually
compress: Generically, to make a file smaller by removing redundant information ZIP is the common format for PC/windows computers
compress: To make a file smaller by applying a compression algorithm, usually for the purpose of conserving space or speeding up file transfers This can also refer to the Unix command to compress a file which appends ' Z' to the filename, ' gz' or to the free GNU enhanced version, gzip
compress: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
compress: This is a compact way to store files containing text, data, or images Compressed Windows files are known as ZIP files Compacted Macintosh files are known as SIT, SEA, or HQX files Special software is necessary to uncompress these files"Unzip for Windows, and Stuffit Expander for Macintosh
compress: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data
compress: The act of discarding redundant information from a file, thereby making it smaller
compress: To squash a file to save space and to speed up transfers Two well-known compression programs are Stuffit for Macintosh and WinZip for Windows
compress: {i} poultice, bandage
compress: To reduce the size of a digital file for the purpose of speedier file transfer and archiving
compress: When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space. Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs Air will compress but the brake fluid won't. + compression com·pres·sion The compression of the wood is easily achieved
compress: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
compress: To make data take up less space Archiving programs do this, which means that files will take less time to transfer with modems Many modems now have the ability to automatically compress the information they send and receive [See also archive, data compression]
compress: The act of discarding redundant or semi-redundant information from a file, thereby making it smaller
compress: Reduce the size of a design file or cell library file by permanently removing the elements or cells that have been marked for deletion
compress: A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc
compress: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"
compress: A folded piece of material or lint applied hot or cold to the body
compress: To press together; To make more compact by or as if by pressing
compress: A program that compacts a file so that it fits into a smaller space Also can refer just to the technique of reducing the amount of space a file takes up
compress: To make a file smaller by removing redundant information
compress: To make a file smaller by applying a compression algorithm, usually for the purpose of conserving space or speeding up file transfers Most of the files found in found in file libraries are compressed and have the file extension " ZIP"
compress: If an event is compressed into a short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously. The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed
compress: To condense or abridge
compress: A folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury
compress: compress files
compress: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
compress: To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water
compress: A compress is simply a cloth soaked in a hot herbal extract and is applied to the painful area
compress: A compress is a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever. Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses. a small thick piece of material that you put on part of someone's body to stop blood flowing out or to make it less painful cold/hot compress
compress: to make a file smaller by changing the way the information is stored
compress: The process of making a file smaller so that it will save disk space and transfer faster over a network The most common compression utilities are PKZIP for IBM PC or compatible computers ( zip files) and Compact Pro ( cpt files) or Stuffit ( sit files) for Macintosh computers
compress: If you compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter. All those three books are compacted and compressed into one book. = condense
compress: A cloth soaked in an infusion or decoction, and pressed against the skin
compress: a folded cloth or pad applied so as to press upon a body part
compress: See data compaction, data compression, signal compression
compress: to squeeze something into less space which is useful for saving space on your hard drive (etc ) see information storage and for making smaller files to send through the Internet there are many compression utilities (useful programs), using different formats 'zipping' ( zip) is common on Windows etc operating systems, and you can get WinZip from the TUCOWS software archive 'binhex' (hqx) is very common for downloadable files for Macintosh, try DropStuff v4 from Aladdin Systems, a site where you can get further information for both Windows and Macintosh, on compressing and decompressing see also archive