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uncompress

/ˈʌnkɒmpres/ verb · British & US
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What does uncompress mean?

verb

To remove compression from (data, a file, etc.), or to expand (something) to a larger size.

Example

"The software was able to uncompress the large file in a matter of seconds."

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