implode

verb

Etymology

Back-formation from implosion.

Definitions

  1. To collapse or burst inward violently.

    • The submarine imploded as it sank below its crush depth.
  2. To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.

  3. The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

The neighborhood

Derived

imploder

Vish — recursive loop

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

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