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Adjective: lossy (lossier,lossiest)  ló-see
  1. (computing, engineering) characterized by or involving loss of information or energy
    "Lossy compression reduces file size by removing some data"

Derived forms: lossier, lossiest

Antonym: lossless

Encyclopedia: Lossy