noun Computers.
- a set of standards and file format for compression of digital color images.
- an image file compressed in this format.
noun
- computing
- a standard file format for compressing pictures by disposing of redundant pixels
- a picture held in this file format
- (as modifier)a JPEG image
- Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group.
- A standard algorithm for the compression of digital images, making it easier to store and transmit them.
- A digital image that has been compressed using this algorithm.