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Image compression standard and coding system
JPEG 2000 (JP2) is an image compression standard and coding system. It was developed from 1997 to 2000 by a Joint Photographic Experts Group committee
JPEG_2000
Lossy compression method for reducing the size of digital images
JPEG (/ˈdʒeɪpɛɡ/ JAY-peg, short for Joint Photographic Experts Group and sometimes retroactively referred to as JPEG 1) is a commonly used method of lossy
JPEG
File format
Motion JPEG 2000 (MJ2 or MJP2) is a file format for motion sequences of JPEG 2000 images and associated audio, based on the MP4 and QuickTime format. Filename
Motion_JPEG_2000
Standardized means of organizing and storing digital images
format for a digital image. There are many formats that can be used, such as JPEG, PNG, and GIF. Most formats up until 2022 were for storing 2D images, not
Image_file_format
Addition to JPEG standard
developed by the group, including JPEG 2000, JPEG LS, and JPEG XL. Lossless JPEG was developed as a late addition to JPEG in 1993, using a completely different
Lossless_JPEG
Raster graphics file format
ISO/IEC 14496-12), first defined in 2001 as a shared part of MP4 and JPEG 2000. Introduced in 2015, it was developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group
High Efficiency Image File Format
High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format
JPEG 2000 image encoder and decoder
Grok is a computer software library to encode and decode images in the JPEG 2000 format. It is designed for stability, high performance, and low memory
Grok_(JPEG_2000)
Lossy and lossless image format
The JPEG XL Image Coding System (JPEG XL, sometimes shortened to JXL) is an image format that supports both lossy and lossless compression. It was developed
JPEG_XL
Compressed image file format
JPEG XR (JPEG extended range) is an image compression standard for continuous tone photographic images, based on the HD Photo (formerly Windows Media
JPEG_XR
Video compression format
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG or MJPEG) is a video compression format in which each video frame or interlaced field of a digital video sequence is compressed separately
Motion_JPEG
Reduction of image size to save storage and transmission costs
(PNG) format. The JPEG 2000 standard was developed from 1997 to 2000 by a JPEG committee chaired by Touradj Ebrahimi (later the JPEG president). In contrast
Image_compression
Low-latency video compression standard
JPEG XS (standardized as ISO/IEC 21122) is an image and video codec that offers both visually and mathematically lossless quality. It is a special-purpose
JPEG_XS
Type of data compression
JPEG 2000, JPEG's successor format that uses wavelets (lossless or lossy compression) DjVu ICER, used by the Mars Rovers, related to JPEG 2000 in its
Lossy_compression
Image compression file format
JPEG 2000 has some design commonalities with the ICER image compression format that is used to send images back from the Mars rovers. ICER (like JPEG
ICER_(file_format)
Multimedia container format
Part 12, and was formerly also published as ISO/IEC 15444-12, a.k.a. JPEG 2000 Part 12. It is designed as a flexible, extensible format that facilitates
ISO_base_media_file_format
Software
metadata only) INSP - Insta360 Picture (JPEG-based) JP2, JPF, JPM, JPX - JPEG 2000 image (Compound/Extended) JPEG, JPG, JPE - Joint Photographic Experts
ExifTool
Method in cryptography
format-preserving encryption of JPEG 2000, the technique is to exclude the byte "0xFF" in the encryption and decryption. Then a JPEG 2000 encryption mechanism performs
Format-preserving_encryption
a JPEG 2000 or PNG image (see footnote on usage in app packages above). The 24-bit RGB icons (is32, il32, ih32, it32) also allow images in JPEG 2000 and
Apple_Icon_Image_format
This enables reading and writing to a variety of formats, including JPEG, JPEG 2000, Apple Icon Image format, TIFF, PNG, PDF, BMP and more. SView5 may
Comparison_of_image_viewers
File format to hold multiple data streams
format) MJ2 - Motion JPEG 2000 file format, based on the ISO base media file format which is defined in MPEG-4 Part 12 and JPEG 2000 Part 12 QuickTime File
Container_format
Topics referred to by the same term
Wikipedia. Lossless JPEG JPEG 2000 Motion JPEG 2000 All pages with titles beginning with jpeg All pages with titles beginning with JPEG All pages with titles
JPEG_(disambiguation)
File format
was created to improve upon and replace the JPEG format. It was developed at the same time as JPEG 2000 but with a focus on speed over compression ratio
Progressive_Graphics_File
Standard organisation for image formats
Commission (IEC). The committee created and maintains the JPEG, JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, JPEG XT, JPEG XS, JPEG XL, and related digital image standards. It also has
Joint Photographic Experts Group
Joint_Photographic_Experts_Group
Distortion of media caused by lossy data compression
(DCT) compression algorithm used in many digital media standards, such as JPEG, MP3 and MPEG video file formats. These compression artifacts appear when
Compression_artifact
Format used to deliver movies to cinemas
pictures as MPEG-2 or JPEG 2000 essence, depending on the adopted codec. MPEG-2 is no longer compliant with the DCI specification. JPEG 2000 is the only accepted
Digital_Cinema_Package
File format
JPEG XT (ISO/IEC 18477) is an image compression standard which specifies backward-compatible extensions of the base JPEG standard (ISO/IEC 10918-1 and
JPEG_XT
OpenJPEG is an open-source library to encode and decode JPEG 2000 images. As of version 2.1 released in April 2014, it is officially conformant with the
OpenJPEG
Compact encoding of digital data
DCT coding. The JPEG 2000 standard was introduced in 2000. In contrast to the DCT algorithm used by the original JPEG format, JPEG 2000 instead uses discrete
Data_compression
ISO-standardized version of PDF for archives
constraints. JPEG 2000 image compression models are not allowed in PDF/A-1 (based on PDF 1.4), as it was first introduced in PDF 1.5. JPEG 2000 compression
PDF/A
Image and PDF viewer software by Apple
Icon Image files ICO – Windows icon files JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group files JPEG 2000 – JPEG 2000 files OBJ – Wavefront 3D file OpenEXR – OpenEXR
Preview_(Apple)
Raster graphics file format
graphics file format developed by Google and intended as a replacement for the JPEG, PNG, and GIF file formats on the web. It supports image compression (both
WebP
Function for integral Fourier-like transform
JPEG 2000 standard was developed from 1997 to 2000 by a Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) committee chaired by Touradj Ebrahimi (later the JPEG
Wavelet
shape and properties. However, their construction idea is the same. The JPEG 2000 compression standard uses the biorthogonal Le Gall–Tabatabai (LGT) 5/3
Cohen–Daubechies–Feauveau wavelet
Cohen–Daubechies–Feauveau_wavelet
Mathematical technique used in data compression and analysis
and audio compression). Notable implementations are JPEG 2000, DjVu and ECW for still images, JPEG XS, CineForm, and the BBC's Dirac. The goal is to store
Wavelet_transform
ISO standard
databases. XMP can be used in several file formats such as PDF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, JPEG XL, GIF, PNG, WebP, HTML, TIFF, Adobe Illustrator, PSD, MP3
Extensible_Metadata_Platform
Raster graphics format
claiming to outperform PNG, lossless WebP, lossless BPG and lossless JPEG 2000 in terms of compression ratio on a variety of inputs. FLIF supports a
Free_Lossless_Image_Format
Use of digital projectors in cinemas
JPEG president). In contrast to the original 1992 JPEG standard, which is a DCT-based lossy compression format for static digital images, JPEG 2000 is
Digital_cinema
Form of error in digital signals; spurious signals near sharp transitions
the encoded image. Ringing also occurs in the wavelet-based JPEG 2000. JPEG and JPEG 2000 have other artifacts, as illustrated above, such as blocking
Ringing_artifacts
List of computer file compression formats
2058-1:2011) Motion JPEG FFmpeg Morgan Multimedia M-JPEG Pegasus PICVideo M-JPEG MainConcept M-JPEG ISO/IEC standard Motion JPEG 2000 (ISO/IEC 15444-3,
List_of_codecs
JPIP (JPEG 2000 Interactive Protocol) is a compression streamlining protocol that works with JPEG 2000 to produce an image using the least bandwidth required
JPIP
Free and open-source document viewer for Windows
Comic Book (CBZ, CBR, CBT, and CB7) and image formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, PNG, TGA, and WebP). Sumatra can also support PostScript, PJL
Sumatra_PDF
Lossless intra-frame video codec
size, compared to other lossless preservation codecs, such as Motion JPEG 2000. The encoder and decoder have been part of the free, open-source library
FFV1
J2K-Codec is a commercial library to decode JPEG 2000 images. Version 2.0 was released on 12 April 2011. J2K-Codec supports decoding of different resolution
J2K-Codec
Video compression format, succeeds H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
more bits with JPEG 2000, 1.6× more bits with JPEG-XR, and 2.3× more bits with JPEG. A compression efficiency study of HEVC, JPEG, JPEG XR, and WebP was
High_Efficiency_Video_Coding
Format for digital video content
Services Digital Network) telephone lines. "Motion JPEG 2000 Part 3". Joint Photographic Experts Group, JPEG, and Joint Bi-level Image experts Group, JBIG
Video_coding_format
Passport with embedded microprocessor
protocols to be used in passports. Only the digital image (usually in JPEG or JPEG 2000 format) of each biometric feature is actually stored in the chip.
Biometric_passport
Bellard, Fabrice (2015). "BPG Image format". "Overview of JPEG 1". "Overview of JPEG 2000". "qoi-specification" (PDF). "Lzip Compressed Format and the
List_of_file_signatures
Multimedia information signaling
Encoded Audio," Proposed Standard. RFC 5371 – "RTP Payload Format for JPEG 2000 Video Streams," Proposed Standard. RFC 5391 – "RTP Payload Format for
RTP_payload_formats
Metadata standard in digital images
audio data, and IMA-ADPCM for compressed audio data). It does not support JPEG 2000 or GIF encoded images. This standard consists of the Exif image file specification
Exif
Encoding a bitmap image's rows and/or columns in a non-linear order
\ 1,5,\dots ,(4n+1),\ 2,6,\dots ,\ (4n+2),3,7,\dots ,(4n+3).} JPEG, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XR (actually using a frequency decomposition hierarchy rather
Interlacing_(bitmaps)
Digital multimedia format for storing video and audio
for other file formats in the family (for example, MP4, 3GP, and Motion JPEG 2000). The MP4 file format defined some extensions over the ISO Base Media
MP4_file_format
Process of mapping a continuous set to a countable set
in Chapter 1: JPEG 2000 Core Coding System (Part 1)". In Schelkens, Peter; Skodras, Athanassios; Ebrahimi, Touradj (eds.). The JPEG 2000 Suite. John Wiley
Quantization (signal processing)
Quantization_(signal_processing)
Digital image file format
video codec FLIF HEIF, another container for HEVC intra-frames JPEG 2000 JPEG XL JPEG XR WebP, image format based on VP8 "BPG Image format". Fabrice Bellard
Better_Portable_Graphics
Transform in numerical harmonic analysis
developed by Didier Le Gall and Ali J. Tabatabai in 1988 (used in JPEG 2000 or JPEG XS), the Binomial QMF developed by Ali Naci Akansu in 1990, the set
Discrete_wavelet_transform
HEVC ICER ICNS ICO/CUR ICS ILBM JBIG JBIG2 JNG JPEG JPEG LS JPEG 2000 JPEG XL JPEG XR JPEG XS JPEG XT JPEG-HDR KRA MNG MIFF NRRD ORA PAM PBM/PGM/PPM/PNM
CPT_(file_format)
portable GUI toolkit J2K-Codec — JPEG 2000 image codec JasPer — reference implementation of the codec specified in the JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard LDAP API —
List_of_C_software_and_tools
Consortium of major motion picture studios
archived on the DCI web site. Based on many SMPTE and ISO standards, such as JPEG 2000-compressed image and "broadcast wave" PCM/WAV sound, the DCI Specification
Digital_Cinema_Initiatives
Algorithmic processing of digitally-represented images
electronic image data are prohibitive without the use of compression. JPEG 2000 image compression is used by the DICOM standard for storage and transmission
Digital_image_processing
Video editing application by Blackmagic Design
information imported from XML, AAF and EDL files, and adding OpenFX plug-in, JPEG 2000 and AVI support. Version 10 was also the first to include basic video
DaVinci_Resolve
Kakadu is a closed-source library to encode and decode JPEG 2000 images. It implements the ISO/IEC 15444-1 standard fully in part 1, and partly in parts
Kakadu_(software)
Multimedia framework
April 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2007.[permanent dead link] "FFmpeg Lands JPEG-XL Support". www.phoronix.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24.
FFmpeg
2020-12-18. "Cpio". GNU.org. "5.2. Open Capture Files". "SampleCaptures". JPEG. "Joint Photographic Experts Group, JPEG2000". Retrieved 2009-11-01. "JPEG2000
List of filename extensions (F–L)
List_of_filename_extensions_(F–L)
Extensible multimedia architecture by Apple
the basis for other multimedia file formats (for example 3GP, Motion JPEG 2000). A list of all registered extensions for ISO Base Media File Format is
QuickTime
Multimedia container file format
the basis for other multimedia file formats (for example 3GP, Motion JPEG 2000). A list of all registered extensions for ISO Base Media File Format is
QuickTime_File_Format
forthcoming JPEG XL image format in Chromium". The Register. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023. Purdy, Kevin (17 April 2023). "FSF: Chrome's JPEG XL killing
Comparison_of_browser_engines
XML grammar for geographical features
requests and transactions, e.g. with a WFS; A GML profile for GMLJP2 (GML in JPEG 2000); A GML profile for RSS. Profiles are distinct from application schemas
Geography_Markup_Language
Free software
project to create a reference implementation of the codec specified in the JPEG-2000 Part-1 standard (i.e. ISO/IEC 15444-1) - started in 1997 at Image Power
JasPer
Lossy compression technique
Specific applications include DCT data quantization in JPEG and DWT data quantization in JPEG 2000. Color quantization reduces the number of colors used
Quantization (image processing)
Quantization_(image_processing)
Indian computer scientist
JPEG 2000 Standard Committee of in the US National Body in the International Organization for Standardization. He wrote the first book on JPEG 2000 Standard
Tinku_Acharya
CD-based format used for storing uncompressed photos
obtain drum scans of their film negatives and transparencies. Both JPEG and JPEG 2000 support PhotoYCC colorspace as described below that is used in Photo
Photo_CD
3D computer graphics software
files as reusable resource libraries. .bmp, .dxf, .sgi, .hdr, .jpg, .jpeg, JPEG 2000, .png, .tif, .tiff, .tga, .exr, .cin, .dpx, .svg, .webp .3ds, .abc
Blender_(software)
Open source video codec
image data. It shares some properties with other wavelet codecs, like JPEG 2000, yet it trades off some compression efficiency (larger file sizes) for
CineForm
Digital image capture for film
suppliers. JPEG 2000, a discrete wavelet transform (DWT) based image compression standard developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) between
Digital_cinematography
Desktop publishing application
icns ICO - Windows icon .ico JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group .jpeg, .jpg, .jpe, .jif, .jfif, .jfi JPEG 2000 - JPEG 2000 .jp2, .j2k PDF - Portable
IStudio_Publisher
Photoshop requires an optional plug-in from the installation disc to support JPEG 2000. To import and work with a multi-layered PSD file in Lightroom, the file
Comparison of raster graphics editors
Comparison_of_raster_graphics_editors
Geographic data file
Raster file name World file name GIF mymap.gif mymap.gfw JPEG mymap.jpg mymap.jgw JPEG 2000 mymap.jp2 mymap.j2w PNG mymap.png mymap.pgw TIFF mymap.tif
World_file
Capability of a computer graphic to allow whatever is "behind" it to be visible
that support transparency include GIF, PNG, WebP, BMP, TIFF, TGA and JPEG 2000, through either a transparent color or an alpha channel. Most vector formats
Transparency_(graphic)
Sub-field of pathology
designed to combine the medical-grade image quality of JPEG 2000 with the speed and responsiveness of JPEG. Unlike traditional pyramid-based TIFF formats, iSyntax
Digital_pathology
Video mode
1080p50 production requires more bandwidth or more efficient codecs such as JPEG 2000, high-bitrate MPEG-2, or H.264/AVC and HEVC. In September 2009, ETSI and
1080p
Data compression approach allowing perfect reconstruction of the original data
compression of B&W images JPEG 2000 – (via Le Gall–Tabatabai 5/3 reversible integer wavelet transform) JPEG-LS JPEG XL JPEG XR – formerly WMPhoto and
Lossless_compression
Technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body
electronic image data are prohibitive without the use of compression. JPEG 2000 image compression is used by the DICOM standard for storage and transmission
Medical_imaging
Free and open-source web browser for Unix-like systems
to deliver JPEG 2000 images, of which Safari is the only major browser to support. There is no other usable open source option for JPEG 2000 support. Fixing
GNOME_Web
southern terminus of Pine Valley Dr. in 1950 (via Eloquent Systems Inc - JPEG 2000 Viewer)". jpeg2000.eloquent-systems.com. City of Toronto. Retrieved 2026-03-25
Islington_Avenue
Image file format
Congress began using MrSID in 1996; in January 2005 it also began using JPEG 2000. Depending on image content and color depth, compression of American Memory
MrSID
Media distribution system
Sparenberg, Heiko (2017). "Parallel efficient rate control methods for JPEG 2000". In Tescher, Andrew G. (ed.). Applications of Digital Image Processing
Video_on_demand
XML-based document format
container.) Payload: JPEG, PNG, TIFF, JPEG XR are compressed based on their file types. LZW for both text and images; JPEG, JPEG 2000, JBIG2, CCITT Group
Open_XML_Paper_Specification
German software company
Decoder OTT Content Creation HEVC/H.265 AV1 SCTE-35 VVC/H.266 JPEG 2000 MXF JPEG XS Motion JPEG Network Streaming LCEVC VC-1 Transcoding Multiview HEVC Audio
MainConcept
Road in Toronto and Mississauga in Ontario, Canada
the Queensway extension into Mississauga (via Eloquent Systems Inc - JPEG 2000 Viewer)". jpeg2000.eloquent-systems.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25. "First
The_Queensway
Image compression file format
HEVC ICER ICNS ICO/CUR ICS ILBM JBIG JBIG2 JNG JPEG JPEG LS JPEG 2000 JPEG XL JPEG XR JPEG XS JPEG XT JPEG-HDR KRA MNG MIFF NRRD ORA PAM PBM/PGM/PPM/PNM
QOI_(image_format)
Image compression standard
by a bit-plane encoder. It has some design commonalities with ICER and JPEG 2000 that use similar wavelet coding schemes. The transform (DWT) can be computed
CCSDS_122.0-B-1
Compression algorithm used for gray-scale fingerprint images
fingerprints recorded at 1000 ppi, law enforcement (including the FBI) uses JPEG 2000 instead of WSQ.[citation needed] IAFIS Jain, Anil; Pankanti, Sharath (2001)
Wavelet_scalar_quantization
Archive that contains audio-visual materials
audios, and video files: JPEG 2000, TIFF, FLAC, MP3, Wave, Broadcast Wave, Digital Cinema Package (DCP), Motion JPEG 2000, MPEG-2, MPEG-4. The Library
Audiovisual_archive
Library of Congress. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021. Motion JPEG 2000 File Format (Full draft). Sustainability of Digital Formats. Washington
Comparison of video container formats
Comparison_of_video_container_formats
(containers: .jif, .jfif, .jfi) image/jpeg General purpose Yes JPEG 2000 Joint Photographic Experts Group 2000 Joint Photographic Experts Group .jp2,
Comparison of graphics file formats
Comparison_of_graphics_file_formats
Standards document describing audio/visual master elements
limitations upon many of the same standards. Variations on codecs (most notably JPEG 2000 and PCM), specified in the various Applications, are designed to handle
SMPTE_ST_2067
Topics referred to by the same term
Colorado JasPer, a project to create an open-source implementation of the JPEG-2000 codec Tomcat Jasper, a software engine used by Apache Tomcat for JavaServer
Jasper_(disambiguation)
File format used to present documents
introduced in PDF 1.4, and JPXDecode, a lossy or lossless filter based on the JPEG 2000 standard, introduced in PDF 1.5. Normally all image content in a PDF is
Digital document software company
PDF documents. LuraTech has also taken part in the development of the JPEG 2000 standard. In 2002 LuraTech created the PDF Compressor, applying the concepts
LuraTech
Video encoding standard
MPEG-4 standard was developed by a group led by Touradj Ebrahimi (later the JPEG president) and Fernando Pereira. MPEG-4 absorbs many of the features of MPEG-1
MPEG-4
Roadway in Ontario, Canada
"Eloquent Systems Inc - JPEG 2000 Viewer". jpeg2000.eloquent-systems.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022. "Eloquent Systems Inc - JPEG 2000 Viewer". jpeg2000.eloquent-systems
Jane_Street_(Toronto)
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000
Girl/Female
Polish
Christian. Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
A Pearl
Girl/Female
German
Bright angel Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Girl/Female
Gaelic
Peg.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Wild goat. In the Old Testament, Jael committed murder by driving a tent peg through a male...
Girl/Female
German
Mighty with a spear. Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Female
English
Short form of English Peggy, PEG means "pearl."
Boy/Male
Spanish
Conqueror. Note: This Database is Copyright 2000, Muse Creations Inc.
Girl/Female
Greek Persian English
Pearl.
Female
English
Pet form of English Peg, PEGGY means "pearl." It is a variant spelling of Meggie, the pet form of Meg. The reason for the change from "M" to "P," which also occurs in Molly and Polly, is not known.
Girl/Female
English
Adventurous. Note: This Database is Copyright 2000, Muse Creations Inc.
Girl/Female
English
which is a . Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Girl/Female
Native American
Power of the moon Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Girl/Female
Russian
crowned with laurels. Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Latin
Pearl; Diminutive; Diminutive of Margaret which Developed from Rhyming with Meg
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, notably in Devon, called Woodbury, from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + byrig, dative of burh ‘fortified place’, or from either of two places called Woodborough, in Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire. The Nottinghamshire place name is from Old English wudu + burh, while Woodborough in Wiltshire is named with the same first element + Old English beorg ‘hill’.John Woodbury emigrated from Somerset, England, to Gloucester, MA, in 1623.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Charitable; Good
Girl/Female
Muslim
As one
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Godewyn, Old English GÅdwine, composed of the elements gÅd ‘good’ + wine ‘friend’.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Goodwin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Jamaican
Child of Adam
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Daughter of Brahma
Girl/Female
German
Wanderer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Chirantana | சீராநà¯à®¤à®¾à®¨à®¾
Long life
Boy/Male
Hindu
Shantham
Boy/Male
German, Polish
Spear Ruler; Ruler with a Spear
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000
v. t.
To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
n.
A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.
v. i.
To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
n.
A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
n.
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
n.
A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.
n.
Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Peg
v. t.
To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.
v. t.
To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open.
n.
A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock.
imp. & p. p.
of Peg
n.
A wooden peg for hanging things on.
n.
One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
n.
See Jig, 6.
n.
A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.
n.
A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.
n.
A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg."