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JPEG

  [jey-peg]
noun Computers.
1.
a set of standards and file format for compression of digital color images.
2.
an image file compressed in this format.
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Jpeg is always a great word to know.
So is object-oriented. Does it mean:
to transfer software, data or character sets from a smaller to a larger computer
pertaining to a system or programming language that supports the use of objects, such as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure
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JPEG (ˈdʒeɪˌpɛɡ)
 
—n
computing
 a.  a standard file format for compressing pictures by disposing of redundant pixels
 b.  a picture held in this file format
 c.  (as modifier): a JPEG image
 
[C20: technique devised by the J(oint) P(hotographic) E(xperts) G(roup)]

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JPEG   (jā'pěg')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group.

  2. A standard algorithm for the compression of digital images, making it easier to store and transmit them.

  3. A digital image that has been compressed using this algorithm.


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JPEG
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