JBIG

English

Proper noun

JBIG

1. Initialism of Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group, a group of experts working on standards for bi-level (usually black and white) image coding.
2. (computer graphics) An early lossless image compression standard developed by the JBIG, widely implemented in fax machines.
   • 2018, J.K. Petersen, The Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, CRC Press, →ISBN:

     The JBIG format works well with the many common bilevel images that include text and line art.

Noun

JBIG (plural JBIGs)

1. An image compressed using JBIG.

Derived terms

• JBIG2

See also

• JPEG