Data Compression

"Data Compression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Information application based on a variety of coding methods to minimize the amount of data to be stored, retrieved, or transmitted. Data compression can be applied to various forms of data, such as images and signals. It is used to reduce costs and increase efficiency in the maintenance of large volumes of data.

Descriptor ID	D044962
MeSH Number(s)	L01.224.308.189 L01.224.800.500 L01.470.500
Concept/Terms	Data Compression Data Compression Compression, Data Image Compression Image Compression Compression, Image

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Data Compression".

Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Computing Methodologies [L01.224]
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted [L01.224.308]
Data Compression [L01.224.308.189]
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted [L01.224.800]
Data Compression [L01.224.800.500]
Information Storage and Retrieval [L01.470]
Data Compression [L01.470.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Data Compression".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Data Compression".

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