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LOSSLESS COMPRESSION [2 records]

Record 1 1996-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

Compression that allows decompression without data loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
OBS

Comparer à compression altérante.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A descriptive term for encoding and decoding processes and procedures in which the output of the decoding procedure(s) is identical to the input to the encoding procedure(s).

OBS

Information Technology Vocabulary, extract of ISO/IEC 10918-1 (F/E).

Key term(s)
  • lossless compression

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Terme descriptif des processus et procédures de codage et de décodage, dans lesquelles la sortie de la ou des procédures de décodage est identique à l'entrée de la ou des procédures de codage.

OBS

Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information, extrait de l'ISO/CEI 10918-1 (F/E).

Key term(s)
  • compression sans perte

Spanish

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