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Updated June 2026
The action of compressing or being compressed, reducing size or volume through pressure. In computing, refers to reducing file size by encoding information more efficiently.
“Data compression techniques allow large files to be transmitted more quickly over the internet.”
/kɒm.prɛʃ.ən/
com·pres·sion
Contains double S; features the COMPR- prefix and -ION ending
Worth 18 points; solid word with good letter combinations
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