Information Science

Data Compression

Information application based on a variety of coding methods to minimize the amount of data to be stored, retrieved, or transmitted. Data compression can be applied to various forms of data, such as images and signals. It is used to reduce costs and increase efficiency in the maintenance of large volumes of data.

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Information application based on a variety of coding methods to minimize the amount of data to be stored, retrieved, or transmitted. Data compression can be applied to various forms of data, such as images and signals. It is used to reduce costs and increase efficiency in the maintenance of large volumes of data.

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3 entry terms
  • Compression, Data
  • Image Compression
  • Compression, Image

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9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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2004

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  1. L01w.224w.308w.189w
  2. L01w.224w.800w.500w
  3. L01w.470w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Data Compression. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044962. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044962
  2. Data Compression. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression
  3. Data Compression. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2493