run-length encoding
run-length encoding · run-length encodings
A simple data compression scheme in which sequences of the same item are replaced by…A simple data compression scheme in which sequences 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).
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A simple data compression scheme in which sequences 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).
Forms
plural: run-length encodings| Singular | run-length encoding |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable