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JPG (JPEG) - JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) Image format for continuous tone pictures: JPEG makes use of continuous-tone digital images much more economical by drastically reducing the volume required for storage and the bandwidth required for transmission.
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Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 21 June 2011 08:47:23, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary
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JPEG - [graphics (computing)] Acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group. A lossy image compression format commonly used on the Internet. JPEG is well-suited for photographs or images that have graduated colors.
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Source: esri, 24 May 2012 08:29:47, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation
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