{{Short description|Application of pressure in a given situation or environment}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2023}} '''Pressurization''' or '''pressurisation''' is the application of pressure in a given situation or environment.

==Examples== ===Industrial=== Industrial equipment is often maintained at pressures above or below atmospheric.

===Atmospheric=== This is the process by which atmospheric pressure is maintained in an isolated or semi-isolated atmospheric environment (for instance, in an aircraft,<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |date=1973 |page=215 }}</ref> or whilst scuba diving).

==See also== * Cabin pressurization * Compressed air * Decompression (diving) * Decompression (physics) * Gas compressor * :Category:Units of pressure * Pressurisation ductwork

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Category:Pressure

it:Pressurizzazione (aeronautica)

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