Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Massage \Mas"sage\, n. [F.]
   A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed
   as a hygienic or remedial measure.

Massage \Mas"sage\, v. t. (Med.)
   To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; as, to massage
   a patient with ointment.

Source : WordNet®

massage
     n : kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase
         circulation and promote relaxation

massage
     v 1: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal
          or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with
          a sponge" [syn: {rub down}, {knead}]
     2: give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

massage
     
        Vague term used to describe "smooth" transformations of a data
        set into a different form, especially transformations that do
        not lose information.  Connotes less pain than {munch} or
        {crunch}.  "He wrote a program that massages {X bitmap} files
        into {GIF} format."  Compare {slurp}.
     
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