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compressor

noun

Etymology

From compress + -or, or from New Latin compressor.

  1. borrowed from compressor

Definitions

  1. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.

  2. A device that squeezes (compresses).

  3. A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A muscle that compresses certain parts.

    2. A program or algorithm for compressing data.

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Derived

compander, compandor, compressorless, microcompressor, supercompressor, thermocompressor, turbocompressor

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for compressor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA