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decompressing — de·com·press || ‚diËkÉ™m pres v. lessen pressure; expand a compressed file (Computers) … English contemporary dictionary
decompressing — noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) • Syn: ↑decompression • Ant: ↑compression (for: ↑decompression) • Derivationally related forms: ↑decompress … Useful english dictionary
Decompression (diving) — Divers decompressing in the water at the end of a dive Decompression in the context of diving derives from the reduction in ambient pressure experienced by the diver during the ascent at the end of a dive or hyperbaric exposure and refers to both … Wikipedia
Microsurgical lumbar laminoplasty — is a minimally invasive technique for decompressing pinched nerves in the lumbar spine. Pinched or compressed nerves may result from herniated discs, lumbar spinal stenosis, or spondylolisthesis. The traditional technique for decompression of… … Wikipedia
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mod_deflate — is an optional module for the Apache HTTP Server, Apache v2 only. Based on Deflate lossless data compression algorithm that uses a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding. This module provides the DEFLATE output filter that allows… … Wikipedia
tar (file format) — tar GNU tar 1.23 showing three common types of Tarballs (shown in red). Filename extension .tar Internet media type application/x tar … Wikipedia
decompression — n. 1. the process of experiencing {decompression}; the act or process of relieving or reducing pressure. Syn: decompressing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. the reduction of atmospheric pressure experienced by divers rising from deep water to the surface,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
