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Lossy Compression

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:47 am
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Refers to data compression techniques in which some amount of data is lost. Lossy compression technologies attempt to eliminate redundant or unnecessary information. Most video compression technologies, such as MPEG, use a lossy technique.

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