The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LOSSY which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Compression type crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LOSSY | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Compression type
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lossy
- clam
- condensation
- elastic
- stress
- choke
- choked
- method
- steel
- steels
- repeater
- rice
Crossword Answer definitions
LOSSY adjective- Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
- (power systems) Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.
- (of an algorithm for converting or compressing data) Reducing the amount of information in data.
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