compresseur

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French

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Noun

compresseur m (plural compresseurs)

  1. compressor
    1. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
    2. (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
    3. (sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κομπρεσέρ (kompresér)
  • Romanian: compresor
  • Turkish: kompresör

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