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Decompress vs Unrar - What's the difference?

decompress | unrar |

In transitive computing terms the difference between decompress and unrar

is that decompress is to restore compressed data to its normal size while unrar is to decompress (a compressed archive in the RAR format).

As verbs the difference between decompress and unrar

is that decompress is to relieve the pressure or compression on something while unrar is to decompress (a compressed archive in the RAR format).

decompress

English

Verb

(es)
  • To relieve the pressure or compression on something.
  • To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
  • (computing) To restore compressed data to its normal size.
  • To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
  • (informal) To relax.

    • Derived terms

    * decompression

    Anagrams

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    unrar

    English

    Verb

  • (computing) To decompress (a compressed archive in the RAR format).