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WHITE COMPRESSION [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Software
DEF

A method of redundancy reduction(data compression) used by digital facsimile transmitters to enhance speed. When image patterns of an original are converted into digital signals, all black and white areas on a page are reported as a series of ones(black) and zeros(white). The number of white spaces between black elements(number of zeros between ones) is assigned a number, or run-length code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Logiciels
OBS

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Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
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