| Lossy Compression | Lossy is a type of compression algorithm that produces file
that is much smaller, but one in which a slight amount of the detail has been
lost.
An example of a lossy compression from the music world is
the MP3 file that is produced from ripping a CD track. The resulting file is
smaller, but has lost some of the detail of the original recording. While most
of us may not be able to hear the difference, if compressing such a file over
and over again can significantly degrade it. In the world of digital imaging,
MP3 files are also a lossy format.
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