Compression

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Compressor redirects here. It may refer to:

Gas compressor, a mechanical device that compresses a gas e.g. air
Compressor (software), Final Cut video and audio compression and encoding application
KOMPRESSOR, an electronic musician

Compression itself may refer to:

Physical compression, the result of the subjection of a material to compressive stress
*Compression arch suspended-deck bridge, a compression arch rises above the deck
*Compression bandage, designed to reduce the flow of blood
Compression ratio, a number that predicts the performance of any internal-combustion engine
Data compression, encoding information using fewer bits
*Image compression
*Audio data compression
*Video compression
**Compression artifact, noticeable defects in audio or video that has been compressed
*Bandwidth compression, in telecommunications
Gain compression, in electronic amplifiers, which is a result of device non-linearity
Audio level compression, usually artificially introduced Gain compression to improve the perceived quality of audio
Compression (functional analysis), in mathematics

See also