UNCOMPRESS

decompress, uncompress

(verb) restore to its uncompressed form; “decompress data”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

uncompress (third-person singular simple present uncompresses, present participle uncompressing, simple past and past participle uncompressed)

(computing, transitive) To restore a compressed file to its normal size.

Synonyms

• decompress

Antonyms

• compress

Usage notes

Valid in computing only, otherwise considered nonstandard in deference to decompress.

Source: Wiktionary



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