Editing Compression

{{Wiktionary|compression|compressor}}
'''Compression''' may refer to:
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==Physical science==
*[[Compression (physics)]], size reduction due to forces
*[[Compression member]], a structural element such as a column
*[[Compressibility]], susceptibility to compression
*[[Gas compression]]
*[[Compression ratio]], of a combustion engine
*[[Compression (geology)]]
*Compression or [[compressive strength]]

==Information science==
*[[Bandwidth compression]], reducing effort in data transmission
*[[Data compression]], reducing the data required for information
**[[Audio compression (data)]], reducing the data required for audio
**[[Compression artifact]], defect in data due to compression
**[[Image compression]], of digital images
**[[Video compression]]
*[[One-way compression function]], a cryptographic primitive

==Medicine==
*[[Brain compression]], a medical condition
*[[Compression bandage]]
*Pressing on the lower abdominal area in an [[intravenous pyelogram]]
*[[Cold compression therapy]], for minor injuries

==Other==
*Amplifier [[gain compression]], due to nonlinearity
*[[Compression (dance)]], several techniques
*[[Compression (functional analysis)]]
*[[Compression (phonetics)]], running syllables together
*[[Dynamic range compression]], reducing audio dynamic range

==See also==
*{{look from|Compression}}
*{{in title|Compression}}
*[[Compaction (disambiguation)]]
*[[Compress]]
*[[Compression garment]]
*[[Compressor (disambiguation)]]
*[[Decompression (disambiguation)]]
*[[Expansion (disambiguation)]]

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