Term: LZW

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Term: LZW

Definition:

LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) Image Compression Encoding. A lossless compression algorithm for digital data of many kinds. LZW is based on a translation table that maps strings of input characters into codes.

Category:

General

See also:

Compression (data)