Meaning & use
lossless
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Describing a method of data compression that preserves all of the original information exactly, with no loss of quality.
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Audiophiles prefer lossless formats like FLAC over compressed MP3 files.
The software offers a lossless option for archiving important documents.
A note on using this word
Lossless compression works by finding and removing statistical redundancy in data rather than discarding information outright.
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