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What is the meaning of jpg?

It's a file extension for graphic files with the certain method of compression. Usually jpg files take less disk space then, for instance, tiff files.

plus its jpeg

JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group

Mainly used on web pages because of good quality and low size and hence lowering bandwidth usage.

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JPEG" stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, the name of the committee that created the standard. The group was organized in 1986, issuing a standard in 1992, which was approved in 1994 as ISO 10918-1. JPEG is distinct from MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), which produces compression schemes for video.


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Joint Pictures Expert Group. The committee which set standards for a file format for graphics. The JPEG file format is a compressed format, with some loss of quality during compression. A popular web format do to the generally small size of pictures. File formats of .jpg, .jpeg, and .jpe.

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