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compaction vs compression

compression vs compaction

compaction and compression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compaction Yes No No No
compression Yes No No No
As nouns, compression is a hypernym of compaction; that is, compression is a word with a broader meaning than compaction:
  • compaction: the act of crushing
  • compression: applying pressure
Other hypernyms of compaction include compressing.
As nouns, compaction and compression are synonyms defined as:
  • compaction and compression: an increase in the density of something
Other synonyms of compaction include concretion, densification.
compaction (noun) compression (noun)
the act of crushing applying pressure
an increase in the density of something encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
an increase in the density of something
Difference between compaction and compression

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