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'''Decompression''' has several meanings, some of which are covered by several articles: * [[Data decompression]], the action of reversing data compression * [[Decompression (physics)]], the release of pressure and the opposition of [[compression (physical)|physical compression]] ** [[Decompression (altitude)]]. the reduction of pressure and the related physiological effects due to increase in altitude or other equivalent reduction of ambient pressure below normal atmospheric pressure ** [[Uncontrolled decompression]], catastrophic reduction of pressure in accidents involving pressure vessels such as aircraft ** [[Decompression (diving)]], the reduction in pressure and the process of allowing dissolved inert gases to be eliminated from the tissues during ascent from a dive * [[Decompression (comics)]], in comic book storytelling, is the stylistic choice to tell a story mainly by visuals, with few words. * [[Decompression (novel)|''Decompression'' (novel)]], a 2012 novel by Juli Zeh * [[Decompression (surgery)]], a procedure used to reduce pressure on a compressed structure, such as [[spinal decompression]] ** Herniated disc decompression, a form of treatment for [[Spinal disc herniation]], employed by chiropractors * [[Decompression (The Outer Limits)|"Decompression" (''The Outer Limits'')]], an episode of the American television fiction series ''The Outer Limits'' * [[Nerve decompression]], a procedure to relieve direct pressure on a nerve {{disambiguation}}
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