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Lossy

Meaning

Adj

In Telecommunications:
Of a communication
,
to
of
strength.
Of an
,
to various
of power loss.
In Computing, Coding theory & Information theory:
Reducing the amount of information in data.
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Origin

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Middle English (1100-1500)
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