Shannon–Fano coding
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| − | '''Shannon–Fano coding''' is a general-purpose data compression algorithm. It is similar to [[Huffman coding]] | + | '''Shannon–Fano coding''' is a general-purpose data compression algorithm. It is similar to [[Huffman coding]]. |
| − | + | [[ZIP]]'s #6 "implode" compression method, and [[PKWARE DCL Implode]], are both said to make use of Shannon–Fano coding. | |
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Shannon–Fano coding|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:Shannon–Fano coding|Wikipedia article]] | ||
Revision as of 20:01, 11 March 2019
Shannon–Fano coding is a general-purpose data compression algorithm. It is similar to Huffman coding.
ZIP's #6 "implode" compression method, and PKWARE DCL Implode, are both said to make use of Shannon–Fano coding.
