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JPEG ( JAY-peg, short for Joint Photographic Experts Group and sometimes retroactively referred to as JPEG 1) is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable trade off between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with a loss in image quality that, while perceptible, is widely agreed upon to be acceptable. Since its introduction in 1992, JPEG has been the most widely used image compression standard in the world, and the most widely used digital image format, with several billion JPEG images produced every day as of 2015.

JPEG - Wikipedia Jump to content Checked From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is the latest accepted revision , reviewed on 16 July 2026 . Lossy compression method for reducing the size of digital images For other uses, see JPEG (disambiguation) . "JPG" and "Jpg" redirect here. For other uses, see JPG (disambiguation) . {{code|.jif}}, {{code|.jfif}}, {{code|.jfi}}"},"mime":{"wt":"image/jpeg"},"typecode":{"wt":"{{code|JPEG}}"},"uniform type":{"wt":"public.jpeg"},"compression":{"wt":"Id"},"released":{"wt":"{{start date and age|df=yes|1992|9|18}}"},"owner":{"wt":"[[Joint Photographic Expert

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