What do you mean by data compression?

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Tags

1. #converting
2. #encoding
3. #known
4. #structure
5. #reducing
6. #source
7. #modifying
8. #compression
9. #elements
10. #coding
11. #storage
12. #instances
13. #space
14. #process
15. #consumes
16. #reduction
17. #enables