Kompression definition Die Datenkompression – auch Datenkomprimierung genannt – ist ein Vorgang, bei dem die Menge digitaler Daten verdichtet oder reduziert wird. Dadurch sinkt der benötigte Speicherplatz, und die Übertragungszeit der Daten verkürzt sich. 1 1. Definition · 2. Beispiele. 2 Kompression (Psychologie), das Zusammenlegen oder Verdichten von Gedanken · in der Physik die Verdichtung von Körpern, Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen. 3 'Zusammenpressen, Verdichtung' ( Jh.), frz. compression, lat. compressio (Genitiv compressiōnis) 'Zusammendrücken, -pressen'. Kompressor m. 'Apparat zum. 4 compression [ kəm-prĕsh ′ən ] A force that tends to shorten or squeeze something, decreasing its volume. The degree to which a substance has decreased in size (in volume, length, or some other dimension) after being or while being subject to stress. See also strain. 5 1. a.: the act, process, or result of compressing. b.: the state of being compressed. the process of compressing the fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine (as in an automobile) the compressed remains of a fossil plant. 6 noun the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together synonyms: condensation, contraction see more noun an increase in the density of something synonyms: compaction, concretion, densification see more noun encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required see more Examples from Books and Articles All sources. 7 compression. [ kom-presh´un] 1. the act of pressing upon or together; the state of being pressed together. 2. in embryology, the shortening or omission of certain developmental stages. 3. the flattening of soft tissue to improve optical density in radiographic procedures such as mammography. 8 compression, decrease in volume of any object or substance resulting from applied stress. Compression may be undergone by solids, liquids, and gases and by living systems. 9 Compression is performed by a program that uses a formula or algorithm to determine how to shrink the size of the data. For instance, an algorithm may represent a string of bits -- or 0s and 1s -- with a smaller string of 0s and 1s by using a dictionary for the conversion between them. komprimierung 10