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flexagoonyesterday at 5:47 PM5 repliesview on HN

I feel like "jpeg" has generally become a shorthand for "low quality compressed digital picture"


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benbristowyesterday at 8:38 PM

In the photography world it's shorthand for "photo unedited straight from the camera". Popular with Fujifilm cameras especially due to their 'film simulation' modes which apply basically a filter to the image.

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dylan604yesterday at 7:28 PM

I feel like you need to find better places on the internet. It's no longer 1997 downloading from dial up.

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dganyesterday at 5:56 PM

"diJital PEGchure"

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bigbuppoyesterday at 8:07 PM

Nah, that's WEBP, the most hated file format.