dictionary definitions for "decompress"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  decompress \decompress\ v. i.
     to undergo the process of decompression.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  decompress \decompress\ v. t.
     to subject to the process of decompression.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  decompress
      v 1: restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" [syn:
           decompress, uncompress] [ant: compact, compress,
           pack together]
      2: decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air
         plane" [syn: depressurize, depressurise, decompress]
         [ant: pressurise, pressurize]
      3: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in
         the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn:
         relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, {slow
         down}] [ant: tense, tense up]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:

  decompress
  
     <compression, data> To reverse the effects of data
     compression.
  
     (2001-01-30)
  


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