þjappa

Etymology
the word appears in the 17. century and does not have related terms in other languages

Verb

 * 1)  to compress something, to press, to pack something
 * 2)  to compress, to make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits

Related terms

 * (decompress)
 * (decompression)
 * (image compression)
 * (unpacked decimal notation)
 * (unpacked decimal)
 * (kerning)
 * (speech compression)
 * þjappa einhverju saman (to press something together)
 * (a codec, compression/decompression)
 * (a codec, a compressor/decompressor)
 * (packed decimal notation)
 * (packed decimal)
 * (compression)
 * (packed decimal notation)
 * (packed decimal)
 * (compression)