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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• Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
• electronic key telephone system (EKTS)
• electronic mail (e-mail or email)
• Electronic Messaging Association (EMA)
• electronic number (ENUM)
• electronic private automatic branch exchange (EPABX)
• Electronic Switching System (ESS)
• electrophotography
• Electrotechnique
• electrothermochemical
• element management system (EMS)
• ELF (Extremely Low Frequency)
• ELV (Extra low voltage)
• EMA
• EMA (Electronic Messaging Association)
• e-mail (electronic mail)
• embedded operations channel (EOC)
• emf (electromotive force)
• EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference)
• emotag
• emoticon (emotion icon)
• empty suit
• empty suit
• empty suit
• EMS (Element Management System)