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The conversion is lossy, however, we attempt to be accurate to the image data using a minimally complex SVG, in terms of path lengths and number of polygons.— unalog
SACD is "lossy" too in that is also a sampled format, just like CD.— Scobleizer
But converting from 'lossy' AAC to MP3 (another lossy format) means a little more data vanishes into the ether.— Technology Reviews, News
Since the widespread adoption of DSL in 2003, bandwidth has grown to allow encoded lossy (1) movie files to be distributed by at least 20\% of Internet users worldwide and this activity accounts for almost 76\% of the Internets total file transfer content.— p2pnet news
The HD DVD uses DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1 instead, which is a lossy (but high bit-rate) compression format.— High-Def Digest: HD DVD Disc News
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