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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  compact
       
          1. (Or "finite", "isolated") In domain theory, an element d
          of a cpo D is compact if and only if, for any chain S, a
          subset of D,
       
          	d <= lub S  =>  there exists s in S such that d <= s.
       
          I.e. you always reach d (or better) after a finite number of
          steps up the chain.
       
          ("<=" is written in LaTeX as \sqsubseteq).
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1995-01-13)
       
          2. Of a design, describes the valuable property that it can
          all be apprehended at once in one's head.  This generally
          means the thing created from the design can be used with
          greater facility and fewer errors than an equivalent tool that
          is not compact.  Compactness does not imply triviality or lack
          of power; for example, C is compact and Fortran is not,
          but C is more powerful than Fortran.  Designs become
          non-compact through accreting features and cruft that
          don't merge cleanly into the overall design scheme (thus, some
          fans of Classic C maintain that ANSI C is no longer
          compact).
       
          (1995-01-13)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Compact \Com*pact"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Compacting.]
     1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join
        firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts
        which compose a body.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
                                                    --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The whole body fitly joined together and compacted
              by that which every joint supplieth.  --Eph. iv. 16.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Compact \Com*pact"\ (k[o^]m*p[a^]kt"), p. p. & a. [L. compactus,
     p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to
     fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See Pact.]
     1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.]
        ``Compact with her that's gone.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.
                                                    --Peacham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A wandering fire,
              Compact of unctuous vapor.            --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid
        bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.
                                                    --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a
        compact discourse.
  
     Syn: Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Compact \Com"pact\ (k[o^]m"p[a^]kt), n. [L. compactum, fr.
     compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com-
     + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.]
     An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The law of nations depends on mutual compacts,
           treaties, leagues, etc.                  --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
                                                    --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The federal constitution has been styled a compact
           between the States by which it was ratified. --Wharton.
  
     Syn: See Covenant.
          [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  compact adj. Of a design, describes the valuable property that it can
     all be apprehended at once in one's head. This generally means the thing
     created from the design can be used with greater facility and fewer
     errors than an equivalent tool that is not compact. Compactness does not
     imply triviality or lack of power; for example, C is compact and FORTRAN
     is not, but C is more powerful than FORTRAN. Designs become non-compact
     through accreting features and cruft that don't merge cleanly into
     the overall design scheme (thus, some fans of Classic C maintain that
     ANSI C is no longer compact).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Compact \Com*pact"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Compacting.]
     1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join
        firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts
        which compose a body.
  
              Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
                                                    --Blackstone.
  
     2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
  
              The whole body fitly joined together and compacted
              by that which every joint supplieth.  --Eph. iv. 16.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Compact \Com"pact\, n. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p.
     compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make
     an agreement. See Pact.]
     An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.
  
           The law of nations depends on mutual compacts,
           treaties, leagues, etc.                  --Blackstone.
  
           Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
           The federal constitution has been styled a compact
           between the States by which it was ratified. --Wharton.
  
     Syn: See Covenant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Compact \Com*pact"\ (k[o^]m*p[a^]kt"), p. p. & a [L. compactus,
     p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to
     fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See Pact.]
     1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.]
        ``Compact with her that's gone.'' --Shak.
  
              A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.
                                                    --Peacham.
  
     2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic]
  
              A wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapor.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid
        bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.
  
              Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.
                                                    --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
     4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a
        compact discourse.
  
     Syn: Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  compact
       adj 1: closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact
              soil"; "compact clusters of flowers" [ant: loose]
       2: closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a
          dense population"; "thick crowds" [syn: dense, thick]
       3: heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact
          build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a
          thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" [syn: heavyset,
           stocky, thick, thickset]
       4: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and
          compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy";
          "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a
          wide-ranging subject" [syn: compendious, succinct, summary]
       n 1: a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a
            woman's purse [syn: powder compact]
       2: a signed written agreement between two or more parties
          (nations) to perform some action [syn: covenant, concordat]
       3: a small and economical car [syn: compact car]
       v 1: have the property of being packable or compactable or of
            compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such
            odd-shaped items do not pack well" [syn: pack]
       2: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: pack,
          bundle, wad]
       3: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the
          data" [syn: compress, pack together] [ant: decompress]
       4: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
          spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict,
           squeeze, contract, press]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  compact
     Αγγλικά a.
     (ετ μαθ en) συμπαγής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  compact
     French a.
     1 (l en compact) (qualifier: closely packed), dense
     2 (l en compact) (qualifier: having all necessary features fitting
  neatly into a small space)
     French n.
     1 compact disc
     2 music center (qualifier: US), music centre (qualifier: UK)
     3 compact camera
     n.
     An agreement or contract.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
     a.
     1 Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
     2 Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
     3 (lb en topology uncomparable of a set in a topological space) Such
  that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a
  Euclidean space this is equivalent to a closed and bounded set.
     4 brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
     n.
     1 A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a
  powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips
  into one's pocket.
     2 An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an
  intermediate.
     3 A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but
  keeping its non-sensational style.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
     2 To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  compact
     n.
     An agreement or contract.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
     a.
     1 Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
     2 Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
     3 (lb en topology uncomparable of a set in a topological space) Such
  that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a
  Euclidean space this is equivalent to a closed and bounded set.
     4 brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
     n.
     1 A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a
  powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips
  into one's pocket.
     2 An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an
  intermediate.
     3 A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but
  keeping its non-sensational style.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
     2 To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  compact
     French a.
     1 (l en compact) (qualifier: closely packed), dense
     2 (l en compact) (qualifier: having all necessary features fitting
  neatly into a small space)
     French n.
     1 compact disc
     2 music center (qualifier: US), music centre (qualifier: UK)
     3 compact camera
     n.
     An agreement or contract.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
     a.
     1 Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
     2 Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
     3 (lb en topology uncomparable of a set in a topological space) Such
  that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a
  Euclidean space this is equivalent to a closed and bounded set.
     4 brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
     n.
     1 A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a
  powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips
  into one's pocket.
     2 An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an
  intermediate.
     3 A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but
  keeping its non-sensational style.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
     2 To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  compact
     French a.
     1 (l en compact) (qualifier: closely packed), dense
     2 (l en compact) (qualifier: having all necessary features fitting
  neatly into a small space)
     French n.
     1 compact disc
     2 music center (qualifier: US), music centre (qualifier: UK)
     3 compact camera
     n.
     An agreement or contract.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
     a.
     1 Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
     2 Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
     3 (lb en topology uncomparable of a set in a topological space) Such
  that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a
  Euclidean space this is equivalent to a closed and bounded set.
     4 brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
     n.
     1 A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a
  powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips
  into one's pocket.
     2 An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an
  intermediate.
     3 A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but
  keeping its non-sensational style.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
     2 To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  compact
     Romania a.
     kompakti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  compact
     Engelska a.
     1 kompakt, tätt packad
     2 (tagg matematik språk=en) kompakt
     Engelska n.
     1 puderdosa (av kompakt typ)
     2 överenskommelse, avtal, kontrakt
     Engelska vb.
     kompaktera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  compact /kəmpˈakt/
  kompak

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Compact /kəmpˈakt/
  الميثاق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  compact //kəmˈpækt// //ˈkɑmˌpækt// //ˈkɒmˌpækt// 
  1. плътен, сбит
  closely packed
  2. компактен
  having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  compact //kəmˈpækt// //ˈkɑmˌpækt// //ˈkɒmˌpækt// 
  договор, споразумение
  agreement or contract

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  compact //kəmˈpækt// //ˈkɑmˌpækt// //ˈkɒmˌpækt// 
  сбивам, сгъстявам
  make more dense