Associations to the word «Lossy»

Wiktionary

LOSSY, adjective. (telecommunications) of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength
LOSSY, adjective. (power systems) of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss
LOSSY, adjective. (of an algorithm for converting or compressing data) reducing the amount of information in data.

Dictionary definition

LOSSY, adjective. Characterized by or causing dissipation of energy.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis