Meaning & use

compress

verb·Academic

To press or squeeze something into a smaller space, or to reduce a file's size.

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The technician compressed the video file so it would upload more quickly.

She compressed the sleeping bag tightly to fit it inside her backpack.

A note on using this word

In computing, compress specifically means reducing file size, usually without losing any information.

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