lo-res

[ loh-rez ]

/ ˈloʊˈrɛz /

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adjective Computers, Informal.

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Origin of lo-res

By shortening and respelling

Male, with crown and sides of head glossy black, lores and eye-ring white; female, duller colored.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
Breast yellow, lores black, line over the eye and underparts white; no white on wings or tail.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
Lores and crown-band black; above grayish brown washed with pale rusty.
Color Key to North American Birds|Frank M. Chapman
Lores and forehead black, crown gray, back olive-green; underparts yellow.
Color Key to North American Birds|Frank M. Chapman

Top and sides of head dull grayish brown; lores, orbital ring and lower parts dull buffy white or pale buffy.
Color Key to North American Birds|Frank M. Chapman