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'''Prediction by partial matching''' ('''PPM''') is a class of relatively sophisticated data compression algorithms that involve modeling and prediction.

== Related articles ==
Examples of formats that use PPM compression:
* [[PPMd]]
* [[PAQ]]
* [[Slim!]]

== Links ==
* [[Wikipedia: Prediction by partial matching]]
* [http://compressions.sourceforge.net/PPM.html Entropy Compression Methods: PPM]