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lossless

/lɒs.lɛs/ adjective · British & US
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What does lossless mean?

adjective

Not losing or reducing quality, especially in digital data compression, where the original data can be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data.

Example

"The new lossless audio format allowed for high-quality music streaming without any degradation."

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