💧 Not squeezable 🗂️ Not shrinkable

noncompressible

7.9

Cannot be made smaller by compression because it has little repeating data

adjective
/ˌnɒn.kəmˈprɛs.ə.bəl/

Specialized

: incompresible

Some types of encrypted files are almost completely noncompressible by standard software.

Examples

The engineer explained that the data set was noncompressible due to its random structure.
Because the image was noncompressible, it required more storage space than expected.
The data file is noncompressible.
JPEG images are often noncompressible due to their quality.
The engineer explained that the data set was noncompressible because it contained unique information that could not be simplified.
Some types of encrypted files are almost completely noncompressible by standard software since they lack redundant data.
Because the image was noncompressible, it required significantly more storage space than anticipated.

Synonyms

incompressible

vsnoncompressible

Specialized

1 7.7

Does not become smaller when you press it

specifies algorithmic size reduction fails because the data lacks redundant content

Antonyms

compressible

Specialized

5.3

Can be made much smaller by a computer program because it has repeated parts

How Compressible

redundant

49 5.1

structured

1 3.9

noncompressible

Specialized

7.9

random

527 3.4

Surface Forms

noncompressible positive

Morphology

noncompressible = compressible (transparent) = non + compress + ible

The word is the negation of 'compressible' and directly denotes inability to be reduced by compression, a meaning that transfers to the data-compression sense.

Etymology

Noncompressible comes from non- 'not' and compress 'to make smaller by pressing', and in computing it means data or a file that cannot be made smaller by a compressor. So, think of a picture that will not 'shrink' when you try to 'zip' it—that is noncompressible.