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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] compact disc From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.0.48 [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 WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: 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}] From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [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 {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). From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: compact /kɔmpɑkt/ compact