Lo-fi or low-fidelity is sound quality lower than usual contemporary standards, as in

lo-fi music Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice. The ...

. It may also refer to: *

Lo-fi (audio) Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty. Its original meaning regarded duty in a broader sense than the related concept of ''fealty''. Both derive from the Latin word ''fidēlis'', meaning "faithful or loyal". In the City of London fin ...

, referring to the more technical aspects of fidelity in audio *

Lo-Fi (band) Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice. The ...

, an American country music band *

Lo-fi photography Lo-fi photography ("lo-fi" meaning low-fidelity, referring to "any process which fails to achieve the accuracy and 'transparency'") refers to unconventional photographic practices, chosen for aesthetics, which give an impression of low quality. Po ...

, photographic practices giving an impression of low quality * Lofi hip hop, a downtempo genre * "Lo-Fi", an episode of ''Criminal Minds'' (season 3) * Lofi (loop file interface), a Unix

loop device In Unix-like operating systems, a loop device, vnd (vnode disk), or lofi (loop file interface) is a pseudo-device that makes a computer file accessible as a block device. Before use, a loop device must be connected to an extant file in the file sys ...

* Lofi Girl, YouTube channel formerly known as

ChilledCow Lofi Girl (formerly ChilledCow) is a French YouTube channel and music label established in 2017. It provides Live streams, livestreams of lo-fi hip hop music 24/7, accompanied by a Anime, Japanese-style animation of a girl studying or relaxing. ...

** Lo-Fi Girl, an animated character for the YouTube channel

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