JPG
JPG (noun) means a file extension for the JPEG image format, and an image saved with it; the same format as JPEG under a shorter name. Example: “The folder was full of .jpg files from the old camera.”
How to use JPG
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAnother way of writing JPEG — the same kind of photo file.
Everyday word, most often seen as a file extension. Usually written in capitals in prose and lower case in a filename.
JPG is pronounced the same as JPEG, JAY-peg, even though the E is missing.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the gap
Can you complete this real example?
The folder was full of ._____ files from the old camera.
Etymology
A shortening of the file extension .jpeg to three characters, required by an older filename limit; JPEG itself is an acronym of Joint Photographic Experts Group.
