JPEG

noun

ˈjā-ˌpeg How to pronounce JPEG (audio)
plural JPEGs
: a computer file format for the compression and storage of digital images
The file format commonly used for photos is the highly compressed JPEG format …— Consumer Reports
also : an image stored in this format
… seems convenient until you unknowingly open a virus-laden executable program disguised as a JPEG. — Scott McNealy

Examples of JPEG in a Sentence

Most of the pictures are JPEGs.
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This need for efficiency led to the widespread adoption of the JPEG format. — Victor Shilo, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 The file batches can be saved as either PNG or JPEG for now, with Adobe saying that support for Photoshop PSD files will be added in the future. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Joint Photographic Experts Group

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of JPEG was in 1988

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