compressing

verb

1. To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.“The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement.”
2. To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.“Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel”
3. To condense into a more economic, easier format.“This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram.”
4. To abridge.“If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information.”