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Decoder vs Decompression - What's the difference?

decoder | decompression |

As nouns the difference between decoder and decompression

is that decoder is a person who decodes secret messages while decompression is the process of decompressing.

decoder

English

Noun

(wikipedia decoder) (en noun)
  • A person who decodes secret messages
  • A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

    • See also

    * coder

    Anagrams

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    decompression

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia decompression) (en-noun)
  • The process of decompressing.
    • The decompression of large data files may take a while.
  • The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver)
  • (medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery

    • Derived terms

    *decompression buoy *decompression chamber *decompression illness *decompression party *decompression schedule *decompression sickness *decompression stop *decompression table *decompression trapeze