picturesqueezing
nounUK /ˈpɪktʃəˌskwiːzɪŋ/
US /ˈpɪktʃərˌskwiːzɪŋ/
Picturesqueezing is when you make a picture smaller so it fits in a small space.
The website used picturesqueezing to make the photos load faster on phones.
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2. The act of squeezing many pictures into a small layout or collage.
Her scrapbook showed clever picturesqueezing, with ten photos on one page.
3. A playful term for hugging or holding a picture tightly.
The toddler's picturesqueezing left tiny fingerprints on the family portrait.
4. In computing, reducing image data to save storage while keeping the picture recognizable.
Picturesqueezing cut the folder size from 50 MB to 5 MB.