uncompressed
adjective
un·com·pressed
ˌən-kəm-ˈprest 
: not compressed: such as
a
computers
: not reduced in size
uncompressed audio files
b
: not pressed or squeezed
the uncompressed veins/arteries
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That includes everything in Gmail, Google Drive, and any uncompressed images stored in Google Photos.
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Boone Ashworth Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
There’s also a camera feature that records uncompressed video and embeds metadata, such as filming location and angle, for later description and verification of phenomena.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The first generation of cartridges held an impressive 100 gigabytes of uncompressed data; the latest, LTO-7, can hold 6 terabytes uncompressed and 15 TB compressed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2017
The software’s video processing engine can extract the audio from an online video, split it into mono, and format it into uncompressed 16 kilohertz WAV files.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2018
Apple’s AirPods Pro webpage has been updated with these details:
Both feature the H2 chip, communicating at industry-shattering speed and unlocking a revolutionary new format rendering pure, uncompressed sound in real time.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2023
That's more than enough horsepower for most professionals, able to handle up to 22 simultaneous streams of uncompressed 8K video or multitasking between apps that would normally require rendering on separate machines.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
The guidelines make for soothing reading: A diligent archivist might capture uncompressed 24-bit color TIFFs at 600 DPI, filling up disk space with every detail on every page, just in case some secret of the universe is scribbled in a margin.
—Paul Ford, WIRED, 15 June 2023
The update also integrates Samsung’s Expert RAW app directly into the default camera app of eligible Galaxy devices, allowing photography enthusiasts to capture uncompressed images directly from the camera sensor.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2023
Boone Ashworth Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
There’s also a camera feature that records uncompressed video and embeds metadata, such as filming location and angle, for later description and verification of phenomena.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The first generation of cartridges held an impressive 100 gigabytes of uncompressed data; the latest, LTO-7, can hold 6 terabytes uncompressed and 15 TB compressed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2017
The software’s video processing engine can extract the audio from an online video, split it into mono, and format it into uncompressed 16 kilohertz WAV files.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2018
Apple’s AirPods Pro webpage has been updated with these details:
Both feature the H2 chip, communicating at industry-shattering speed and unlocking a revolutionary new format rendering pure, uncompressed sound in real time.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2023
That's more than enough horsepower for most professionals, able to handle up to 22 simultaneous streams of uncompressed 8K video or multitasking between apps that would normally require rendering on separate machines.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
The guidelines make for soothing reading: A diligent archivist might capture uncompressed 24-bit color TIFFs at 600 DPI, filling up disk space with every detail on every page, just in case some secret of the universe is scribbled in a margin.
—Paul Ford, WIRED, 15 June 2023
The update also integrates Samsung’s Expert RAW app directly into the default camera app of eligible Galaxy devices, allowing photography enthusiasts to capture uncompressed images directly from the camera sensor.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2023
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“Uncompressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompressed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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