LZW (Lemple-Ziv-Welch)

A lossless data compression algorithm used in the Graphics Interchange

Format (GIF) and optionally used in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files. LZW is named after its inventors, Abraham Lempel, Jacob Ziv, and Terry Welch. See also analog, channel, compression, DTE, GIF, link, lossless compression, modem, TIFF, LZ, and LZW.

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• Copper Distributed Data Interface (CDDI)
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• Cordless Telephony generation 1 (CT1)
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