image compression

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image compression - definition

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Definition: Image compression refers to the process of reducing the size of a digital image file without significantly degrading its visual quality. It is widely used to reduce the storage requirements or transmission time of images while maintaining a reasonable level of fidelity.

Senses/Usages:

Noun:

The act or process of compressing digital images to reduce their file size.
The technique or algorithm employed to achieve image compression.
The resulting compressed image file.

Example Sentences:

I highly recommend using image compression techniques to optimize your website's loading speed.
Using the latest image compression algorithm, the software effectively reduces the file size without compromising image quality.
After applying image compression, the image file size was reduced by 80% while still maintaining a visually pleasing output.