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decompression vs decryption

decryption vs decompression

decompression and decryption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decompression Yes No No No
decryption Yes No No No
As nouns, decryption is a hypernym of decompression; that is, decryption is a word with a broader meaning than decompression:
  • decompression: restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
  • decryption: the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
Other hypernyms of decompression include decipherment, decoding.
decompression (noun) decryption (noun)
relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
Difference between decompression and decryption

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