lossless audio codec
C15298
concept
A lossless audio codec is a method of encoding digital audio that compresses data without any loss of quality, allowing the original audio to be perfectly reconstructed during playback or decoding.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lossless audio codec canonical | 8 |
| audio file format | 5 |
| lossless audio compression format | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: lossless audio codec
Generated description
A lossless audio codec is a method of encoding digital audio that compresses data without any loss of quality, allowing the original audio to be perfectly reconstructed during playback or decoding.
Instances (13)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| FLAC | — |
| DTS-HD Master Audio | — |
|
Josh Coalson
surface form:
FLAC
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— |
| ALAC | — |
| WavPack | — |
| Monkey's Audio | lossless audio compression format |
| WMA | audio file format |
| WAV | audio file format |
| MP3 | audio file format |
|
ATRAC
surface form:
ATRAC Advanced Lossless
|
— |
| ADIF | audio file format |
| MPEG-4 ALS | — |
| Dolby TrueHD | — |