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Multiple definitions of the term "compact" are found in mathematics:

The most common usage relates to topology, where one considers compact spaces. This article also includes the closely related notion of a compact set.
In order theory and domain theory the different (though not entirely unrelated) notion of a compact element is typically used.

A Compact Flash is a type of data storage device.

Compact car is an automobile size class in the American market.

Compact disc.

a British newspaper term, see compact (newspaper) .

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Compact spaceIn mathematics, a compact space is a space that resembles a closed and bounded subset of Euclidean space R n in that it is "small" in a certain sense and "contains all its limit points". The modern general definition calls a topological space compact if e	Compact discCD re-directs here; see Cd for other meanings of CD . A compact disc (or CD is an optical disc used for storing digital data. It was originally invented for digital audio and is also used as a data storage device, a CD-ROM. CD-ROM reading devices are a st	CompactificationIn mathematics, compactification is applied to topological spaces to make them compact spaces. There is no unique way to do this. In physics, compactification plays an important part in string theory. The methods of compactification are various, coping wi
CompactronThe Compactron is a 12-pin vacuum tube family introduced in 1961 by General Electric in Owensboro, Kentucky with the express purpose of keeping tubes in the market for a few more years during the solid state revolution. Television sets were a primary appl	CompactSeveral specialized usages of the terms compact and compactness exist. Multiple definitions of the term "compact" are found in mathematics: The most common usage relates to topology, where one considers compact spaces . This article also includes the clos	Compact audio cassetteFor the meaning of cassette in genetics, see cassette (genetics). The compact audio cassette audio storage medium was introduced by Philips in 1963. It consists of a length of magnetic tape from BASF inside a protective plastic shell. Four tracks are avai
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