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compression

[kuhm-presh-uhn] / kəmˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
condensation
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He was wearing a compression sleeve over his right knee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Google last week announced a new compression algorithm called TurboQuant, which they say can shrink the amount of short-term memory that an AI model uses by at least six times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This is what the compression looks like at ground level.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The company said this week that its TurboQuant compression algorithm allows it to significantly cut back on AI memory usage while also recognizing performance benefits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

She’s wearing compression socks to help with the recent swelling in her knee, and they are soaked, too, and so is her shirt and shorts and pack and even her shoes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti