1. the reduction of air pressure or the release from pressure
2. a period of relaxation after stress or intense activity
Usage: informal
3. the process of expanding compressed computer data back to its original form
Usage: computing

Examples

• The airplane cabin experienced rapid decompression during the flight.
• Divers must undergo slow decompression to avoid getting the bends.
• After the busy week, she needed some decompression time.
• He spent the weekend in decompression mode, just reading and relaxing.
• The software handles file decompression automatically.
• Data decompression restored the original file size.
• The decompression chamber helped the deep-sea diver return safely to surface pressure.