Definitions

1. adjective

Tending to lose quality, especially in terms of data compression or sound quality, resulting in a decrease in fidelity.

“The lossy compression algorithm used in the video editing software resulted in a lower quality output.”

2. noun

A type of data compression that discards data to achieve smaller file sizes, often used in audio or video compression.

“The lossy audio codec used in the music streaming service was criticized for its poor sound quality.”