"lossless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlɒs.ləs/ [UK] Forms: more lossless [comparative], most lossless [superlative]
Etymology: loss + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|loss|less}} loss + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} lossless (comparative more lossless, superlative most lossless)
  1. Free from loss, especially not losing electrical energy or force.
    Sense id: en-lossless-en-adj-Sq7EONg6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 61 39
  2. (information theory) Not losing information. Categories (topical): Information theory, Coding theory, Electrical engineering Translations (not losing information): 無損 (Chinese Mandarin), 无损 (wúsǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), bezeztrátový (Czech), häviötön (Finnish), უდანაკარგო (udanaḳargo) (Georgian), verlustfrei (German), veszteségmentes (Hungarian), ロスレス (rosuresu) (Japanese), bezstratny (Polish), förlustfri (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lossless-en-adj-J8bF~KIc Disambiguation of Coding theory: 40 60 Disambiguation of Electrical engineering: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Topics: computing, engineering, information-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'not losing information': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lossless junction

Download JSON data for lossless meaning in All languages combined (4.1kB)

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      "sense": "not losing information",
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      "sense": "not losing information",
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      "sense": "not losing information",
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      "sense": "not losing information",
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      "sense": "not losing information",
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      "sense": "not losing information",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not losing information",
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      "sense": "not losing information",
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    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "可逆 (kagyaku) (data compression, literally “reversible”)",
      "sense": "not losing information"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not losing information",
      "word": "bezstratny"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not losing information",
      "word": "förlustfri"
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  "word": "lossless"
}

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