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lossless

lossless

2 5.5
Keeps all data and quality when you send or store files
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɔs.ləs/
  • Specialized
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  • Again, this is a raster based format here with lossless compression.
  • lossless compression
  • lossless compression algorithm
  • lossless audio

So this is Daft Punk in high res lossless audio.

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Examples

  • The audio file was saved in a lossless format to ensure the highest quality during playback.

  • Lossless data compression is used in many applications, such as in the popular ZIP file format.

    Academic text (2008)

  • We could build a global lossless energy grid.

  • Therefore, lossless compression does not suffer from generation loss.

    Academic text (2008)

  • In "lossless" compression, as the name implies, no data are actually lost.

    Academic text (1992)

  • While they are compressed files, they are "lossless," and the clarity they deliver to end users is adequate.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The two dominant lossless compression formats are FLAC and ALAC.

  • The JBIG and the ABIC image compression standards are reversible and lossless.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Windows Media Audio (.wma) is a proprietary lossless compressed audio file format developed by Microsoft.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The IBM adaptive lossless data compression (ALDC) family of products uses a derivative of Lempel-Ziv encoding to compress data.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

distortionless
vslossless
  • Specialized
6.7

Keeping the original shape, sound, or picture without change

preserves quantity or information rather than just the shape

Antonyms

lossy
  • Specialized
1 8.7

Causes some energy or information to be lost permanently, as in music and photo files

How Lossy

lossy
  • Specialized
1 8.7
lossless
  • Specialized
2 5.5

Surface Forms

lossless positive

Morphology

lossless = loss (transparent) = loss + less

The adjective is directly formed by adding the productive suffix '-less' to the noun 'loss', meaning 'without loss', which is predictable for learners.

Etymology

Lossless is made from loss ('something lost') and the ending -less ('without'), the same ending you see in careless. So a lossless file or signal keeps all the data or sound — it is 'without loss'.