roundtrip
verb1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To export (a file, data, etc.) and eventually import it again without loss of fidelity.
- In the colorimetric intents only the values within the gamut of the data encoding can be roundtripped accurately[…]2010, Phil Green, Michael Kriss, Color Management: Understanding and Using ICC Profiles, page 284:
- In some cases, roundtripping can involve repeated conversions of the file from one format to another and back. Frequent roundtripping may be a concern because each conversion has the potential to introduce unwanted changes to the file.2010, Ramesh Bangia, Dictionary of Information Technology, page 449: