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| | lossy - a Whatis.com definition - see also: lossless and lossy compression, lossless, lossy compression, lossless ... (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Lossless and lossy compression are terms that describe whether or not, in the compression of a file, all original data can be recovered when the file is uncompressed. |
 | | Lossy compression is generally used for video and sound, where a certain amount of information loss will not be detected by most users. |
 | | The JPEG image file, commonly used for photographs and other complex still images on the Web, is an image that has lossy compression. |
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