👉 Lossy refers to a digital or physical format that is designed to reduce the quality of data or information, often by compressing or encoding it in a way that does not preserve its original form. This can result in lower file sizes and faster access times, but at the expense of losing some of the original value or integrity of the content. For example, if you upload a large image to a website, they might compress it so that it fits into your browser's memory, making it load much