compact

compact
    adj 1: closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact
           soil"; "compact clusters of flowers" [ant: {loose}]
    2: having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of
       compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a
       thickset young man" [syn: {compact}, {heavyset}, {stocky},
       {thick}, {thickset}]
    3: 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}, {compact}, {succinct},
       {summary}]
    n 1: a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a
         woman's purse [syn: {compact}, {powder compact}]
    2: a signed written agreement between two or more parties
       (nations) to perform some action [syn: {covenant}, {compact},
       {concordat}]
    3: a small and economical car [syn: {compact}, {compact car}]
    v 1: have the property of being packable or of compacting
         easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped
         items do not pack well" [syn: {compact}, {pack}]
    2: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: {pack},
       {bundle}, {wad}, {compact}]
    3: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the
       data" [syn: {compress}, {compact}, {pack together}] [ant:
       {decompress}, {uncompress}]
    4: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
       spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict},
       {squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]
    

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.
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         The law of nations depends on mutual compacts,
         treaties, leagues, etc.                  --Blackstone.
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         Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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         The federal constitution has been styled a compact
         between the States by which it was ratified. --Wharton.

   Syn: See {Covenant}.
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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.
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            A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.
                                                  --Peacham.
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   2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic]
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            A wandering fire,
            Compact of unctuous vapor.            --Milton.
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   3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid
      bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.
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            Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.
                                                  --Sir I.
                                                  Newton.
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   4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a
      compact discourse.

   Syn: Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.
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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.
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            Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
                                                  --Blackstone.
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   2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
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            The whole body fitly joined together and compacted
            by that which every joint supplieth.  --Eph. iv. 16.
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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 {feature}s 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).
    

compact
finite
isolated

   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}).

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   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).

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COMPACT, contracts. In its more general sense, it signifies an agreement. In 
its strict sense, it imports a contract between parties, which creates 
obligations and rights capable of being enforced, and contemplated as such 
between the parties, in their distinct and independent characters. Story, 
Const. B. 3, c. 3; Rutherf. Inst. B. 2, c. 6, Sec. 1. 2. The constitution of 
the United States declares that "no state shall, without the consent of 
congress, enter into agreement or compact with another state, or with a 
foreign power." See 11 Pet: 1; 8 Wheat. 1 Bald. R. 60; 11 Pet. 185. 
    

313 Moby Thesaurus words for "compact":
      Spartan, abbreviate, abbreviated, abridged, agree, agree to,
      agreement, airtight, ammunition box, aphoristic, aposiopestic, ark,
      attache case, baby, baby-sized, bandolier, bantam, banty, bargain,
      bargain for, base, billfold, bin, bond, boot, box, brief,
      briefcase, bristling, brusque, bunched, bunker, caisson, canister,
      capsula, capsule, cardcase, carton, casket, cedar chest, chest,
      cigarette case, circumscribe, cist, clamped, clipped, close,
      close-knit, close-textured, close-woven, clown white, coarct,
      coffer, coffin, coincident, cold cream, combine, compact,
      compacted, compendious, comprehensive, compress, compressed,
      concentrate, concentrated, concise, concrete, concurrent, condense,
      condensed, cone, congest, congested, conjoint, conjugate, conjunct,
      consolidate, consolidated, consortium, constrict, constricted,
      constringe, contract, contracted, convention,
      cordial understanding, corporate, cosmetics, covenant, cram,
      crammed, crammed full, cramp, cramped, crate, crawling, crib,
      crisp, crowd, crowded, curt, curtail, curtal, curtate, cut,
      decrease, decurtate, dense, densen, densify, diminutive,
      dispatch box, do a deal, docked, draw, draw in, draw together,
      drugstore complexion, duodecimo, dustproof, dusttight, elliptic,
      engage, entente, entente cordiale, envelope, epigrammatic, etui,
      eye shadow, eyebrow pencil, fast, file, file folder, filing box,
      firm, folio, foundation, foundation cream, full, gasproof,
      gastight, gluey, gnomic, greasepaint, hand cream, hand lotion,
      handy, hard, heavy, hermetic, hermetically sealed, holster,
      hope chest, housewife, hussy, hutch, impenetrable, impermeable,
      inclusive, instantaneous, integrate, jam, jam-packed, jammed,
      joined, joint, kit, knit, knitted, laconic, letter file,
      lightproof, lighttight, lip rouge, lipstick, little, low,
      make a deal, makeup, mascara, massive, meaty, miniature,
      miniaturized, minikin, minimal, minuscule, monstrance, mudpack,
      mutual understanding, nail polish, narrow, nipped, nonporous,
      oilproof, oiltight, ostensorium, packed, packet, packing case,
      pact, paint, pillbox, pinched, pinched-in, pithy, pocket,
      pocket-sized, pod, pointed, pony, populous, portfolio, powder,
      powder box, powder puff, press, promise, pruned, pucker, pucker up,
      puckered, puff, purse, pursed, quiver, rack, rainproof, raintight,
      ram down, reduce, reliquary, reserved, rouge, sarcophagus,
      scabbard, sealed, sententious, serried, set, sheath, short,
      short and sweet, shorten, shortened, shut fast, skippet, small,
      small-scale, smokeproof, smoketight, snuffbox, snug, socket, solid,
      solidified, solidify, spectacle case, squeeze, squeezed, staunch,
      stipulate, stormproof, stormtight, strangle, strangled,
      strangulate, strangulated, subminiature, substantial, succinct,
      summary, swarming, synopsized, synoptic, taciturn, talcum,
      talcum powder, tea chest, teeming, terse, thick, thick-growing,
      thickset, tight, till, tinderbox, to the point, toy, transaction,
      transient, truncated, twelvemo, understanding, undertake, unite,
      vanishing cream, vanity case, vasculum, vest-pocket, viscid,
      viscose, viscous, wallet, war paint, wasp-waisted, water-repellant,
      waterproof, watertight, windproof, windtight, wrinkle, wrinkled