Compression vs. Defragmentation

The act or process of compressing.

To reorganize (a storage device) to eliminate or reduce fragmentation.

The state of being compressed.

(computing) The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.

The process by which the working substance in a heat engine, such as the vapor mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, is compressed.

The engine cycle during which this process occurs.

(Computers) The process by which data is compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it.

An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.

(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.

(computing) The process by which data is compressed.

(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.

(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.

The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.

Reduction of the space required for storage (of binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data to a smaller number of bits while preserving the information content. The act of compressing {3}.

An increase in the density of something

The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together;

Encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

Applying pressure