"JPEG" meaning in English

See JPEG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.pɛɡ/ [UK, US] Audio: JPEG-pronunciation-us.ogg
Etymology: From Joint Photographic Experts Group, the name of the committee that created the standard. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} JPEG
  1. Acronym of Joint Photographic Experts Group. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Joint Photographic Experts Group
    Sense id: en-JPEG-en-name-UGPv5f7C Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters
  2. Image compression standard created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group.
    Sense id: en-JPEG-en-name-Bpfee4-M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jpeg

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.pɛɡ/ [UK, US] Audio: JPEG-pronunciation-us.ogg Forms: JPEGs [plural]
Etymology: From Joint Photographic Experts Group, the name of the committee that created the standard. Head templates: {{en-noun}} JPEG (plural JPEGs)
  1. (computer graphics) An image using the JFIF image file format, containing an image compressed using JPEG compression Categories (topical): Computer graphics, File formats
    Sense id: en-JPEG-en-noun-kNXT71rJ Disambiguation of File formats: 9 7 48 13 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 13 33 10 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 14 33 10 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 14 34 7 25 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jpeg

Verb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.pɛɡ/ [UK, US] Audio: JPEG-pronunciation-us.ogg Forms: JPEGs [present, singular, third-person], JPEGging [participle, present], JPEGing [participle, present], JPEGged [participle, past], JPEGged [past], JPEGed [participle, past], JPEGed [past], JPEG'd [participle, past], JPEG'd [past]
Etymology: From Joint Photographic Experts Group, the name of the committee that created the standard. Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|~ging|~ged|past2=~ed|past3=~'d|pres_ptc2=~ing}} JPEG (third-person singular simple present JPEGs, present participle JPEGging or JPEGing, simple past and past participle JPEGged or JPEGed or JPEG'd)
  1. (computer graphics) To create or convert an image into a JPEG file. Categories (topical): Computer graphics Derived forms: JNG, MJPEG, jpg, JPG, .jpg, .JPG, .jpeg, .JPEG, .jpe, .JPE Related terms: MPEG, JBIG
  2. (computer graphics, by extension) To lossily compress an image file in such a way that much of the quality is removed. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Computer graphics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jpeg

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "computer graphics",
          "computer graphics"
        ],
        [
          "lossily",
          "lossily"
        ],
        [
          "compress",
          "compress"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computer graphics, by extension) To lossily compress an image file in such a way that much of the quality is removed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computer-graphics",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.pɛɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "JPEG-pronunciation-us.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ea/JPEG-pronunciation-us.ogg/JPEG-pronunciation-us.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/JPEG-pronunciation-us.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jpeg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Joint Photographic Experts Group"
  ],
  "word": "JPEG"
}

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