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decompress — de‧com‧press [ˌdiːkəmˈpres] verb [transitive] COMPUTING to change the information in a computer document back into a form that can be easily read or used, from information that was stored in a form that used less space on the computer s memory: • … Financial and business terms
decompress — v. i. to undergo the process of {decompression}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decompress — v. t. to subject to the process of {decompression}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decompress — [engl.], dekomprimieren … Universal-Lexikon
decompress — 1905, from DE (Cf. de ) + COMPRESS (Cf. compress). Related: Decompressed; decompressing … Etymology dictionary
decompress — ► VERB 1) expand (compressed computer data) to its normal size. 2) subject (a diver) to decompression. DERIVATIVES decompressor noun … English terms dictionary
decompress — [dē΄kəm pres′] vt. 1. to free from pressure 2. to free (a deep sea diver, tunnel worker, etc.) from compression or air pressure by means of an air lock … English World dictionary
decompress — UK [ˌdiːkəmˈpres] / US [ˌdɪkəmˈpres] verb [transitive] Word forms decompress : present tense I/you/we/they decompress he/she/it decompresses present participle decompressing past tense decompressed past participle decompressed 1) to reduce the… … English dictionary
decompress — de|com|press [ˌdi:kəmˈpres] v [T] 1.) to reduce the pressure of air on something 2.) technical to change the information in a computer document back into a form that can be easily read or used, when the information was stored on the computer in a … Dictionary of contemporary English
decompress — decompressive, adj. /dee keuhm pres /, v.t. 1. to cause to undergo decompression. v.i. 2. to undergo decompression. 3. Informal. to relax; unwind. [1900 05; trans. of F décomprimer. See DE , COMPRESS] * * * … Universalium
