lossless
No data sacrificed
Lossless describes data compression that preserves all original information, allowing perfect reconstruction: FLAC is a lossless audio format.
The opposite is lossy compression, which sacrifices some data for smaller file sizes.
Audiophiles prize lossless formats because no sound quality is lost.
The term extends beyond computing to any process that retains everything: a lossless conversion.
Loyalty or exactness
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
- verificationProving something accurate
- intactNot damaged or altered
unaltered · authentic · original · pristine · accurate · consistent · reliable · uncorrupted
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
- verificationProving something accurate
intact · unaltered · authentic · original · pristine · accurate · consistent · reliable · uncorrupted · preserved
codec
Data compression algorithm
gzip · deflate · encode · decode · compress · decompress · archive · unzip · pack · unpack
FLAC
Lossless audio compression format
audiophile · mastering · sampling · bit-depth · remastering · vinyl · studio · playback · listening · quality
- Music StreamingSpotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal
- audio formatsMP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, WMA
- compressioncompress, compression, compressor, compressing, compact
- Digital AudioMP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, codec
- digital imagingpixel, pixels, resolution, JPEG, bitmap
- digitizationdigitization, scanning, OCR, scanners, document imaging