precompression

noun

Etymology

From pre- + compression.

  1. derived from compressiō
  2. borrowed from compression
  3. prefixed as precompression — “pre + compression

Definitions

  1. Compression applied prior to something.

    • In an engine, precompression is necessary before ignition.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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