uncompressed
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- adjective
- /ˌʌnkəmˈprɛst/
- Specialized
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sin comprimir
- For the best sound experience, use uncompressed audio files rather than compressed ones.
- uncompressed format
- uncompressed audio
Examples
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I do hope the new digital masters are uncompressed and in a very simple format.
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If the sound were stored in an uncompressed format, the same amount of data would be used for each half.
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So their selling point for this one, the big one is digital wireless uncompressed stereo sound.
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I would like to see some of the uncompressed, out-of-the-box video files.
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However, recording in the TTA format would require a lot more processing than the uncompressed format.
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CDs are not dying until uncompressed audio of equivalent or better quality is widely available.
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Sound Recorder can also open existing uncompressed or compressed .wav files.
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Audio Interchange File Format (.aiff) is an uncompressed audio file format standard used for storing sound data on personal computers.
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The video was saved in an uncompressed format to preserve its original quality.
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When working with graphics, it is advisable to use uncompressed images to maintain detail.
Antonyms
How Compressed
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
uncompressed = compressed (transparent) = un + compress + ed
The adjective 'compressed' is clearly negated by the productive prefix 'un-', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not compressed'.
Etymology
The word uncompressed breaks into un- meaning 'not' and compress meaning 'to press together', like in press. So uncompressed describes files or data that are 'not pressed together', which is why they stay large and keep more of their original quality.