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Compressing vs Contracting - What's the difference?

compressing | contracting |

As verbs the difference between compressing and contracting

is that compressing is while contracting is , as in hiring or trading.

As an adjective contracting is

that is getting smaller.

compressing

English

Verb

(head)

    • contracting

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That is getting smaller.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • , as in hiring or trading.