The bin can also compress the waste so it will take up less space.

垃圾桶还可以压缩垃圾，这样就会占用更少的空间。

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Compress reduces the size of data being stored, thereby creating unused space in the partition.

压缩减少所存储数据的大小，从而在分区中生成未使用的空间。

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For example, as an administrator, you could use the space to create a quick backup, or to compress existing data without having to use a secondary file system for the purpose.

例如，作为管理员，您可以使用这个空间来创建快速备份，或对现有的数据进行压缩而无需为达到该目的使用辅助文件系统。

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"There's no air in space to compress to ring against your ear, " she told CNN in an interview at the TED conference in Long Beach, California, in March.

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RealJukebox can automatically compress music files to save space in notoriously cramped portable MP3 players.

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Most of the VoIP technologies in use don't automatically compress the audio stream, so a preserved phone conversation takes up a fair amount of space on your hard drive, perhaps as much as a megabyte for a two-minute call.

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