A data compression scheme where information that is judged to be unnecessary is discarded. In some cases, lossy compression formats may not need to be “decoded” to be used.
See also “compression (data)” and contrast with “lossless compression.”
A data compression scheme where information that is judged to be unnecessary is discarded. In some cases, lossy compression formats may not need to be “decoded” to be used.
See also “compression (data)” and contrast with “lossless compression.”