# decompress {#decompress}

## Syntax {#syntax}

`decompress(X)`

## Arguments {#arguments}

**X** is a compressed vector or a table.

## Details {#details}

Decompress a compressed vector or a table.

## Examples {#examples}

```
x=1..100000000
y=compress(x, "delta");

y.typestr();
// output: HUGE COMPRESSED VECTOR

z=decompress(y);
z.size();
// output: 100000000
```

Related function: [compress](../c/compress.md)

