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decompress
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To restore compressed data back to its original size.


(compression, data)decompress - To reverse the effects of data compression.

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By decompressing each MP3 as it plays, one compact disc can hold 13 hours or so of continuous music.
In addition, ACT improves performance by decompressing characters only when needed.
The concept of decompressing audio on a hardware device has been used with other formats, however the CODECs that decompress the MP3 format have been primarily controlled by the Fraunhofer Institute.
 
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