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succinct

/sə(k)ˈsɪŋkt/
adjective
  1. Brief and to the point

  2. Compressed into a tiny area.

    "Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first."

  3. Wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.

Synonymsconcise, laconic

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