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Compression
Lossy compression
Lossless compression
Digital artefacts
Decompression
Codec
File size


Answers
The process of restoring a reduced file so that it can be read or opened.
The amount of space a file takes up when it is saved, usually measured in megabytes.
Software that encodes and decodes a file, often used as part of making a file smaller.
Reducing the amount of data a file holds so it transfers faster and needs less storage.
Removes data so quality falls and the file shrinks a lot, used for photos and video.
Keeps all data so quality is unchanged and saves little space, used for text and program files.
Visible mistakes such as pixelation that appear when too much of the original information is removed.
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