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lossy data compression

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lossy data compression [¦lȯs·ē ′dad·ə kəm‚presh·ən]
(communications)
Data compression in which controlled degradation of the data is allowed.


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Lossy data compression means that the restored data may not be completely identical to the original data.
The value of compression for data protection over TCP/IP WANs by Thompson, Steve / Computer Technology Review
AHA is a fabless semiconductor company that develops, markets and sells data coding technologies such as Reed-Solomon, Viterbi, Turbo Product Codes, and both lossless and lossy data compression.
AHA Announces Turbo Product Code Core Generator Technology by Business Wire
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