lossless

English

Etymology

From loss +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒs.ləs/

Adjective

lossless (comparative more lossless, superlative most lossless)

1. Free from loss, especially not losing electrical energy or force.
2. (information theory) Not losing information.

Antonyms

• lossy

Derived terms

• lossless junction

Translations

not losing information

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無損／无损 (zh) (wúsǔn)

• Czech: bezeztrátový
• Finnish: häviötön
• Georgian: უდანაკარგო (udanaḳargo)
• German: verlustfrei (de)
• Hungarian: veszteségmentes
• Japanese: ロスレス (rosuresu), 可逆 (ja) (kagyaku) (data compression, literally “reversible”)
• Polish: bezstratny
• Swedish: förlustfri