compression

1. Computer Science The process by which data is compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it.

2. The act or process of compressing.

3. The engine cycle during which this process occurs.

4. 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.

5. The state of being compressed.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
compression	17	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
procession	14
spoonerism	14

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
compression	17