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to deflate

to deflate

4.2
To make digital files smaller for storage or transfer
  • verb
  • /dɪˈfleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : comprimir
  • Gzip files have a gzed extension and use the deflate compression algorithm commonly used in zip.

So deflate mix linear could be deflate linear right?

Examples

  • The statistical technique we used—partial least squares regression—is known to deflate path coefficients.

    Academic text (2007)

  • We employ a weighted average of the PPI and the price-performance trend to deflate multiuser computers.

    Academic text (2016)

  • So deflate mix linear could be deflate linear right?

    Rick Beato

  • The software can deflate large files quickly, making them easier to store and transfer.

  • Many web servers are configured to deflate data before sending it to users, improving download speeds.

  • To save space, please ensure that you deflate the uploaded files using the DEFLATE compression method.

Synonyms

to compress
vsto deflate
94 3.7

To press something so it takes less space

applies specifically to a computing method for reducing digital files
to gzip
vsto deflate
  • Specialized
7.6

To make a computer file smaller using a program called gzip

uses a particular compression method implemented in computing
to zip a file
vsto deflate
  • Specialized
3.5

To put more than one file into one smaller file for sending or saving

focuses on a single compression method rather than archiving

Antonyms

to expand
805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

to inflate
44 2.9

To fill something with air so it becomes larger and round

How Compressed

to deflate
  • Specialized
4.2
to compress
94 3.7

Surface Forms

deflate infinitive
deflated past
deflated past participle
deflating present participle
deflates third person singular

Morphology

deflate = inflate (semi-transparent) = de + flate

The computing sense (compression) is an extension of 'make smaller' and is predictable from the general sense but is technical jargon.

Etymology

Deflate is also used in computing in the same way: de- 'remove' and the root of inflate, so to deflate data is to 'take out' extra space and make files smaller.