Compression may refer to:
Physical science Compression (physics), size reduction due to forces Compression member, a structural element such as a column Compressibility, susceptibility to compression Gas compression Compression ratio, of a combustion engine Compression (geology)
Information science Bandwidth compression, reducing effort in data transmission Data compression, reducing the data required for information Audio compression (data), reducing the data required for audio Compression artifact, defect in data due to compression Image compression, of digital images Video compression One-way compression function, a cryptographic primitive
Medicine Brain compression, a medical condition Compression bandage Pressing on the lower abdominal area in an intravenous pyelogram Cold compression therapy, for minor injuries
Other Amplifier gain compression, due to nonlinearity Compression (dance), several techniques Compression (functional analysis) Compression (phonetics), running syllables together Dynamic range compression, reducing audio dynamic range
See also
Compaction (disambiguation) Compress Compress (medical) Compression garment Compressor (disambiguation) Decompression (disambiguation) Expansion (disambiguation)