| − | '''JPEG''' has multiple meanings, all related to a compression standard for digitized photographic images. First, it is the [[acronym]] that stands for '''J'''oint '''P'''hotographic '''E'''xperts '''G'''roup<ref>https://jpeg.org/about.html</ref>, the committee that created the JPEG standard. Commonly, JPEG usually refers to images compressed with the compression algorithm specified in JPEG standards. JPEG images are usually compressed using a lossy compression algorithm, but lossles JPEG compression is also specified. JPEG images most often have a .jpg file extension. | + | '''JPEG''' is technically an [[acronym]] for '''J'''oint '''P'''hotographic '''E'''xperts '''G'''roup, the committee that created the JPEG compression standard for digitized photographic images.<ref>https://jpeg.org/about.html</ref> However, JPEG is commonly used JPEG in reference to images compressed with the compression algorithm specified in JPEG standards. JPEG images are usually compressed using a lossy compression algorithm, but lossless JPEG compression is also specified. |