Lossy compression
DATA COMPRESSION APPROACH THAT RESULTS IN LOSS OR CHANGE OF SOME DATA
Lossy; Lossy encoding; Lossy data compression; Data compression/lossy; List of lossy compression methods; Irreversible compression
In information technology, lossy compression or irreversible compression is the class of data compression methods that uses inexact approximations and partial data discarding to represent the content. These techniques are used to reduce data size for storing, handling, and transmitting content.