Lempel-Ziv (LZ)
Lempel-Ziv Coding (LZ)
A variety of compression methods is based on the fundamental work of Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv. Their original algorithms are generally denoted as LZ77 and LZ78. A variety of derivates were introduced in the meantime.
It is common practice to add the first letter of the person's name that had invented the extended format:
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In particular the Deflate procedures basing on LZ77 have been established in practical applications. Deflate is an essential part of GZIP and ZIP.
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