/ˈlɒsi/, /ˈlɔsi/, /ˈlɑsi/
- Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
- Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.
- Of an algorithm for converting or compressing data, reducing the amount of information in data.
“JPEG is a lossy image compression format.”
Formslossier(comparative) · lossiest(superlative)