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Compression type
Answer for the clue "Compression type ", 5 letters:
lossy
Word definitions for lossy in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"characterized by loss," 1948, a term in electrical engineering, from loss + -y (2).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context telecommunications English) of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength 2 ''(power systems)'' of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss 3 (context of an algorithm for converting or compressing ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. characterized by or causing dissipation of energy [ant: lossless ]