uncompressed

adjective

un·com·pressed ˌən-kəm-ˈprest

: not compressed: such as

computers : not reduced in size

uncompressed audio files

: not pressed or squeezed

the uncompressed veins/arteries

Examples of uncompressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With those specs, the upcoming SD card should be able to fit storage-hungry video formats, including 8K, although the card wouldn't be speedy enough for supporting raw, uncompressed 8K video recording. —

Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2024 That includes everything in Gmail, Google Drive, and any uncompressed images stored in Google Photos. —

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 See all Example Sentences for uncompressed

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