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by ukthrowaway123 2589 days ago
PNG is compressed, just losslessly. A bitmap image is an uncompressed image format (which is why you don't see them around much anymore).
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But given that the PNG comparison was shown before an extensive discussion on how lossy encryption works by discarding detail that is hard to perceive it's entirely appropriate as a starting point for this article.