Compaction may refer to: * Soil compaction, for mechanically induced compaction near the ground surface * Compaction of ceramic powders * Compaction (geology), part of the process of lithification involving mechanical dewatering of a sediment by progressive loading under several km of geomaterial * Faecal compaction, an extreme form of constipation * Waste compaction, related to garbage * Cold compaction, powder compaction at low temperatures * Data compaction, related to computers ** Curve-fitting compaction * Compactor, a device that performs compaction * Cleavage (embryo)#Mammals, Compaction a cellular differentiation process in the early embryo

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