The relative efficiency of data compression by LZW and LZSS

Yair Wiseman

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Abstract

We explore the use of the LZW and LZSS data compression methods. These methods or some versions of them are very common in use of compressing different types of data. Even though on average LZSS gives better compression results, we determine the case in which the LZW perform best and when the compression efficiency gap between the LZW algorithm and its LZSS counterpart is the largest.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalData Science Journal
Volume6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Compression efficiency
  • Data compression
  • LZSS
  • LZW

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