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I understand data compression as making data structures nearer (if they are mere machine code without any abstract representation) or representing them in less and less abstract computer languages ...
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- I understand data compression as making data structures nearer (if they are mere machine code without any abstract representation) or representing them in less and less abstract computer languages (from the "complicated" to the "simple").
- If so;<br>
- Why often times data compression causes data loss?<br>
I, as a humble webmaster, don't understand why either "removing gaps" to re-organize data better (as in data defragmentation) or a simpler representation (simpler machine code in computer memory) would neccessate data loss.- ---
I think that my question stands whether the data we work with is "archived" or "not archived".
- I understand data compression as making data structures nearer (if they are mere machine code without any abstract representation) or representing them in less and less abstract computer languages (from the "complicated" to the "simple").
- If so;<br>
- Why often times data compression causes data loss?<br>
- I don't understand why either "removing gaps" to re-organize data better (as in data defragmentation) or a simpler representation (simpler machine code in computer memory) would neccessate data loss.
- I think that my question stands whether the data we work with is "archived" or "not archived".
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- **Update_note:** Given the answers and the downvotes I guess I misunderstood the little I have read about this topic, as well as confused it with defragmentation.
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Why often times data compression causes data loss?
I understand data compression as making data structures nearer (if they are mere machine code without any abstract representation) or representing them in less and less abstract computer languages (from the "complicated" to the "simple"). If so;<br> Why often times data compression causes data loss?<br> I, as a humble webmaster, don't understand why either "removing gaps" to re-organize data better (as in data defragmentation) or a simpler representation (simpler machine code in computer memory) would neccessate data loss. --- I think that my question stands whether the data we work with is "archived" or "not archived".