Technology / Television (TV) / Lossy Compression: Reducing the total data rate by discarding data that is not critical. Both video and audio for DTV transmission use lossy compression.
Search Google for Lossy Compression:
Technology / Home Audio / Non-Lossy Compression: A form of data compression which seeks out chunks of data which are identical, replacing them with markers called keys. In this way, the file is reduced in size, and when it is decompressed by the rec MORE
Technology / Home Audio / Lossy Compression: A type of data compression which permanently discards data that humans supposedly 'cannot hear' to create much smaller audio, video and image file sizes. When the file is decompressed by the recipient MORE
Entertainment / Photography / Glossy Paper: Printing paper with a smooth shiny surface finish to give maximum detail and tonal range. MORE
Business / Human Resources (HR) / Pay Compression: A situation occurring when only a small difference in pay exists between employees, regardless of their knowledge, skills, abilities or experience. Oftentimes, it is the result of a market-rate for a MORE
Business / Finance / Price Compression: The limitation of the price appreciation potential for a callable bond in a declining interest rate environment, based on the expectation that the bond will be redeemed at the call price. MORE
Business / Human Resources (HR) / Salary Compression: Pay differentials too small to be considered equitable. The term may apply to differences between (1) the pay of supervisors and subordinates; (2) the pay of experienced and newly hired incumbents of MORE