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lo-res

American  
[loh-rez] / ˈloʊˈrɛz /

adjective

Computers, Informal.

  1. low-resolution.

Etymology

Origin of lo-res

By shortening and respelling

Example Sentences

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The art itself it very lo-res, so a square '80s car works very well.

From The Verge • Apr. 21, 2016

Her profile picture was so impenetrably lo-res that I briefly worried I'd accidentally paid for a romantic encounter with a cat's face or a pile of fruit or something.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2013

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