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COMPRESSION PERTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Video Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lossy data compression
1, record 1, English, lossy%20data%20compression
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lossy compression 2, record 1, English, lossy%20compression
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lossy data compression eliminates redundancy in data and attempts to minimize the amount of information lost in the process of encoding (compressing) and decoding (decompressing) the data. 1, record 1, English, - lossy%20data%20compression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Let's use a simple example to demonstrate the concept of lossy data compression. If the original data stream was: DDDDDDDDDIIISSSSSSCCCCC we could remove all of the redundancy in the data by representing the data in a lossy format, such as: DISC. 1, record 1, English, - lossy%20data%20compression
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Vidéotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compression de données avec perte
1, record 1, French, compression%20de%20donn%C3%A9es%20avec%20perte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compression avec perte 2, record 1, French, compression%20avec%20perte
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Graphics
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compression with loss
1, record 2, English, compression%20with%20loss
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A compression operation which degrades the quality of an image. 2, record 2, English, - compression%20with%20loss
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Infographie
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compression avec perte
1, record 2, French, compression%20avec%20perte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compression qui dégrade la qualité d'une image. 2, record 2, French, - compression%20avec%20perte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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