Noun: decompression ,dee-kum'pre-shun
- Restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
"The software performs decompression of the video file before playback"
- Relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
"The divers underwent careful decompression in the chamber";
- decompressing
Derived forms: decompressions
Type of: alleviation, decipherment, decoding, decryption, easement, easing, relief
Antonym: compression
Encyclopedia: Decompression