run-length encoding

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Synonyms: run length encoding

Antonyms: run length encoding

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} A simple [[data compression]] scheme in which [[sequence]]s of the same item are replaced by one such item and a [[count]] (so for example the text ''BBBBB'' is stored as a single ''B'' with count of 5).

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