These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space so they take less time to download.

这些文件已被压缩以占用更少的磁盘空间，这样它们需要更短的时间下载。

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The repercussions for server space usage are negligible to the system, and in any case compressed tar files take up only a little more space than using efficient check-in.

服务器空间的使用对系统的影响可以忽略不计，在任何情况下，与使用高效签入相比，压缩的 tar 文件只占用略微多一点的空间。

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Use the tools at your disposal to leave reminders for yourself on the system — they take up less space than notes on paper, and you'll see them from anywhere you happen to be logged in.

您可以在系统中使用各种工具为自己设置离开的提醒，与纸制便笺相比，它们占用更少的空间，并且无论您在任何地方登录都可以看到它们。

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He said, take a spring to outer space and we'll hook up some objects to them and see how fast they move and do a comparison.

他说,把一个弹簧带到外太空,往上面挂物体,看看它们运动的快慢,并进行对比

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Most of them simply seem to take up space.

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Dominant people tend to take up more space in the room, by splaying out their legs and feet, slouching in a chair to occupy more space in the room, and by using their arms and hands to take up more space horizontally.

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Ink cartridges were also redesigned to take up less space even with super high page yields.

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