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Komprimierung

compression (data)

noun kom-pri-MEE-rung Rare
Communication Technology

Origin: from Latin comprimere via French

Usage Note

Komprimierung is the process of reducing file size through encoding algorithms. Verlustfreie Komprimierung (lossless compression) keeps all data intact, while verlustbehaftete Komprimierung discards some detail for smaller size.

Examples

"Durch die Komprimierung wurde die Datei auf ein Zehntel ihrer Größe reduziert."

Natural Translation

Through compression the file was reduced to a tenth of its size.

Literal Translation

Through the compression the file was reduced to a tenth of its size.

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