Squish
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Squish may refer to:
- Squish (FidoNet)Squish (FidoNet)Squish is both the name of a FidoNet mail tossing application originally designed for DOS and OS/2, and the name of the primary mail storage format in which this application stores FidoNet and other local BBS messages. Before Squish, open storage formats for FidoNet and Bulletin Board messages...
, a FidoNetFidoNetFidoNet is a worldwide computer network that is used for communication between bulletin board systems. It was most popular in the early to mid 1990s, prior to the introduction of easy and affordable access to the Internet...
mail tossing application and the primary mail storage format is uses. - Ogg SquishOgg SquishOggSquish was one of the first names used for the Ogg project developed from 1994 by the Xiphophorus company . Ogg Squish was also an attempt from the Xiphophorus company to create a royalty-free lossless audio compression codec....
, a losslessLossless data compressionLossless data compression is a class of data compression algorithms that allows the exact original data to be reconstructed from the compressed data. The term lossless is in contrast to lossy data compression, which only allows an approximation of the original data to be reconstructed, in exchange...
audio compression codecCodecA codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec is a portmanteau of "compressor-decompressor" or, more commonly, "coder-decoder"...
. - Squish, a minor alien character in the LexxLexxLexx is a science fantasy television series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic space craft Lexx. They travel through two universes and encounter planets including a parody of the Earth....
television series - An asexual romantic attractionInterpersonal attractionInterpersonal attraction is the attraction between people which leads to friendships and romantic relationships. Interpersonal attraction, the process, is distinct from perceptions of physical attractiveness which involves views of what is and is not considered beautiful or attractive.The study of...
felt towards another person, said to have been insipred by the alien character of LexxLexxLexx is a science fantasy television series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic space craft Lexx. They travel through two universes and encounter planets including a parody of the Earth....
television series. In this sense, "squish" is synonymous with the term "plushPlush (disambiguation)Plush is a textile having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet.Plush may also refer to:*An asexual romantic attraction felt towards another person, being a portmanteau of platonic and "crush"...
" - Squish (piston engine), an effect in internal combustion engines, creating additional turbulence as the piston reaches top-dead centre.