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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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