decompress

4 definitions found

decompress - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

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

decompress - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

decompress - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

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