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| Definition | The re-encoding of data to make it smaller. Most image file formats use compression because image files tend to be large and consume large amounts of disk space and transmission time over networks. http://www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/audiovisual_terms/ |
| Broader Term ↑ | Strategy |
| Narrower Terms ↓ | Lossless compression Lossy compression |
| Related Term ↔ | Translation problem |