Vocabulary: MARC21-007: Level of compression of electronic resource
Concepts: lossy

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English	preferred label	lossy	Published
English	notation	d	Published
English	definition	Lossy compression schemes employ techniques which average or discard some of the encoded digital information. When the file is decompressed, it will not be an exact replica of the original file.	Published
English	scope note	Examples of lossy compression schemes include JPEG, and Kodak ImagePac (Photo CD), AC-3 (Dolby Digital) and MPEG.	Published