Definitions
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- verb computing, transitive To
restore acompressed file to its normal size.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
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Examples
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And you especially don't want to export using H. 264 which is a very compressed codec which iDVD will "uncompress" only to re-compress for the DVD format.
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$uncompress = [ 'uncompress', 'gzip - d', 'zcat'];
LXer Linux News 2009
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Download and uncompress twitter. zip, then move Twitter. m into ToFileName [{$UserBaseDirectory, "Applications"}]
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It also supports most network file transfer protocols, such as FTP, and will even let you browse the contents of archives like ZIP and disk images like ISO without having to uncompress or mount them, respectively.
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It also supports most network file transfer protocols, such as FTP, and will even let you browse the contents of archives like ZIP and disk images like ISO without having to uncompress or mount them, respectively.
Manage Files On Any Machine With MuCommander | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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I understood conceptually that I needed to copy the installer to a temp folder and then uncompress the installer and did those bits manually.
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Once downloaded you have to uncompress the file before you can use it.
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Can we really get uncompress video for broadcast work with the 5d or 7d using the nano flash now or it's not compatible at this time for this kind of cameras?
Lucasfilm Tests Out HD Capable DSLR Cameras for Red Tails, Possibly Star Wars TV Series | /Film 2009
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I understood conceptually that I needed to copy the installer to a temp folder and then uncompress the installer and did those bits manually.
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It also supports most network file transfer protocols, such as FTP, and will even let you browse the contents of archives like ZIP and disk images like ISO without having to uncompress or mount them, respectively.
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