Flashcards in Data Compression Deck (4)
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Compression
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Reducing file size to reduce download times and storage requirements
2
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Lossy compression
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Removing data from a file in order to reduce its size it is not possible to restore the file to its original
3
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Lossless compression
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A compression technique where no data is lost and it is possible to restore to the original file
4
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Huffman coding
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Data compression technique which varies the length of the encoded symbol in proportion to the information content