res
n. C / U B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɹeɪz// res
n. the level of detail or sharpness in a digital image or on a screen. You use this short word when talking about how clear a video or photo looks.
n. the degree of visual detail or clarity in a digital image, display, or video file. A colloquial clipping of 'resolution', common in technical and gaming contexts.
The game looks much better in high res.
If you upload the photo in low res, it will look blurry when printed on a large poster.
Professional photographers often capture images in the highest possible res to ensure that no fine textures are lost during the post-production and cropping phases.
From re + -s.
Clippings.
Usage
Commonly used in the compound forms 'high-res' and 'low-res', which function as adjectives before a noun.