LZW compression

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LZW compression

Data compression system used to reduce the size of data files and thus shorten the time needed to transmit them. LZW compression is the basis of the GIF graphics interchange format. When US computer company Unisys announced in 1995 that it wanted licence fees for the use of LZW compression for commercial applications, users began to develop alternatives such as Portable Network Graphics (PNG).

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Portable Network Graphics			TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a very old but very flexible format and it provides the option for lossless LZW compression, for example. Ask Jack by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Back in 1995, Unisys, the company that developed the LZW compression algorithm used by the GIF image format, decided to start collecting royalties from commercial vendors. How Well Do You Know Your Animated Gif? by TibbyAv / Computers and Internet community Keep in mind that some browsers are eliminating support for GIF files due to patent issues affecting the underlying LZW compression process. Designers - You Should Know This!!! by Eddie SanMarco / Computers and Internet community			Lyric Theatre Hammersmith lyrical lyricism Lyrische Symphonie Lys Lysander Lysenko, Trofim Denisovich lysergic acid diethylamide Lysias Lysimachus lysine Lysippus lysis Lysistrata lysosome Lyssavirus Lytes Cary Lyttelton, Alfred Lyttleton, Raymond Arthur Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, Henry Lytton, Robert Bulwer Lytton, Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer Lytton, 2nd Earl Lyubimov, Yuri lyzarden LZW compression M M'Naughten, Daniel m-commerce m.k.s. system MA Ma Mère l'Oye Má Vlast Ma Yuan Ma, Yo-Yo Maag, Peter Maas Maasin Maastricht Maat Maathai, Wangari Muta Maazel, Lorin Mab, Queen Mabellini, Teodulo Mabillon, Jean Mabinogion, The Mablethorpe and Sutton Mableton Mabley, Moms Mabuse, Jan Mac Liammóir, Mícheál			LZO LZOF Lzop LZP LZPF LZPN LZPS LZQ LZR LZRA LZS LZSA LZSDCP LZSQ LZSS LZT LZTFL1 LZU LZUB LZUKT LZUU LZV LZVTT Lzw Lzw LZW compression LZZP M M M M M M M M & A M & A M & B 693 M & G Income Inv M & M M & R Consultants Corporation M & S M (programming language) M (programming language) M (programming language) M (programming language) M + s m 2 m 2 m 2 m 2 m 2 M A S H M A S H M A S H M acid M and A

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