Decompress

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decompress
       v 1: restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" [syn: {uncompress}]
            [ant: {compress}]
       2: decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air
          plane" [syn: {depressurize}, {depressurise}] [ant: {pressurize},
           {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}, {slow down}]
          [ant: {tense}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  decompress
       
           To reverse the effects of data
          {compression}.
       
          (2001-01-30)