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JPEG

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

/ˈdʒeɪpɛɡ/abbreviationCore term

In graphic design, JPEG means: A very common raster image format for photos that makes files small by removing some detail. It does not support transparency and loses quality if saved again and again.

In Turkish: JPEG, JPG

How it is used

Used for photos on websites, email and social media. You save, export or compress a JPEG; the file extension is .jpg or .jpeg. Designers avoid JPEGs for logos and text-heavy graphics.

Example sentences

  1. The client sent their logo as a tiny JPEG with a white box around it.

  2. Export the product photos as high-quality JPEGs under 500 KB for the website.

Common collocations

  • save as JPEG
  • high-quality JPEG
  • JPEG compression
  • JPEG file
  • PNGPortable Network Graphics: a raster image format that keeps full quality and supports transparent backgrounds, often used for logos, icons and screen graphics.
  • compressionMaking an image or other file smaller in size. Lossy compression removes some detail, as in JPEG; lossless compression keeps all of it, as in PNG.
  • raster imageA digital image made of a grid of tiny coloured squares called pixels, such as a photo. It has a fixed resolution, so it loses quality when enlarged too much.
  • pixelatedDescribes an image that shows visible square pixels and jagged edges, usually because a low-resolution file has been enlarged too much.

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