lossy

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Synonyms: lousy, glossy, loss, bossy, mossy, flossy, lassy, fossy, tossy, losey, lissy

Antonyms: lousy, glossy, loss, bossy, mossy, flossy, lassy, fossy, tossy, losey, lissy

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|telecommunications}} Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
2. {{lb|en|electricity}} Of an [[electricity]] [[transmission line]], [[subject]] to [[various]] [[form]]s of [[power]] [[loss]].
3. {{lb|en|computing}} Of an algorithm for converting or compressing [[data]], [[reduce|reducing]] the amount of [[information]] in data.

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