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To reduce the size of a file by a complicated scheme that produces bit configurations completely unrelated to the original data, such as by Huffman code. (The file ends up looking like a paper document would if somebody crunched the paper into a wad.)  1, record 1, English, - crunch

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Since such a compression operation usually takes more computations than simpler methods such as run-length encoding, the term is doubly appropriate. Sometimes the term "file crunching" is used to distinguish it from "number crunching."  1, record 1, English, - crunch

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A crunch utility creates a datafile with especially constructed 80 character records for transmission.  2, record 1, English, - crunch

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Réduire la taille d'un fichier par un schéma compliqué produisant des configurations binaires sans aucun rapport avec les données d'origine.  1, record 1, French, - broyer

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Ce sens se retrouve souvent dans la construction file crunch [=compression de fichier] pour la distinguer de number-crunching.  1, record 1, French, - broyer

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réduire le nombre de caractères par article.  2, record 1, French, - broyer

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish