An Algorithm for Compaction of Alphanumeric Data
Description of a technique for compressing data to be placed in computer auxiliary storage. The technique operates on the principle of taking two alphabetic characters frequently used in combination and replacing them with one unused special character code. Such une-for-two replacement has enabled t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Library Association
1971-12-01
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| Series: | Information Technology and Libraries |
| Online Access: | https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5595 |