decompression

English Thesaurus

1. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	alleviation, easement, easing, relief,
definition	:	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) (noun.act)

2. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display (noun.act)

hypernym	:	decipherment, decoding, decryption,
definition	:	the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text (noun.act)

3. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) (noun.act)

antonym	:	compressing, compression,
definition	:	applying pressure (noun.act)

derivation	:	decompress, depressurise, depressurize,
definition	:	decrease the pressure of (verb.change)

4. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display (noun.act)

antonym	:	compression,
definition	:	encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required (noun.act)

derivation	:	decompress, uncompress,
definition	:	restore to its uncompressed form (verb.contact)

5. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) (noun.act)

antonym	:	compressing, compression,
definition	:	applying pressure (noun.act)

derivation	:	decompress, depressurise, depressurize,
definition	:	decrease the pressure of (verb.change)

6. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display (noun.act)

antonym	:	compression,
definition	:	encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required (noun.act)

derivation	:	decompress, uncompress,
definition	:	restore to its uncompressed form (verb.contact)