compression
com-pres-sion
noun
The act of pressing or squeezing something into a smaller space or volume.
"The engine uses air compression."
noun
The process of encoding data to reduce its size for storage or transmission.
"File compression saves space."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: compaction, densification, concretion, compressing, contraction, condensation
Antonyms: decompressing, decompression, rarefaction