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| Definition | Lossless compression reduces a file's size with no loss of quality. This method of reducing file sizes can be applied to both image and audio files. While JPEGs and MP3s use lossy compression, newer compression algorithms, such as JPEG 2000 and Apple Lossless compression, can be used to create lossless compressed files. Lossless compression basically rewrites the data of the original file in a more efficient way. However, because no quality is lost, the resulting files are typically much larger than image and audio files compressed with lossy compression. For example, a file compressed using lossy compression may be one tenth the size of the original, while lossless compression is unlikely to produce a file smaller than half of the original size. http://www.techterms.com/definition/lossless |
| Broader Term ↑ | Compression |
| Related Terms ↔ | Lossy compression Integrity (artistic environment) |
| Rejected Term ← | Lossless |