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TIFF

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001555

A flexible and adaptable file format for handling images and line-art within a single file. The Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) uses tags to store metadata and image data, supporting lossless compression schemes like LZW and ZIP, as well as lossy JPEG compression. This format is a standard in the printing and publishing industries and is supported by image-manipulation, scanning, and faxing applications.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001555
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectFile Formats
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001555",
  "term": "TIFF",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A flexible and adaptable file format for handling images and line-art within a single file. The Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) uses tags to store metadata and image data, supporting lossless compression schemes like LZW and ZIP, as well as lossy JPEG compression. This format is a standard in the printing and publishing industries and is supported by image-manipulation, scanning, and faxing applications.",
  "subject": "File Formats",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/tiff/"
}

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