RLE

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf data compression algorithm
gptkbp:advantage easy to implement
inefficient for data without runs
gptkbp:category lossless compression
gptkbp:designedFor data with many runs of the same value
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1960s
gptkbp:format run and value pairs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RLE
gptkbp:input sequences of data
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Huffman_coding
gptkb:LZW
entropy encoding
gptkbp:standsFor gptkb:Run-Length_Encoding
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm simple
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:BMP
gptkb:PCX
gptkb:TIFF
audio compression
bitmap file formats
fax machines
image compression
text compression
video compression
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Research_Laboratory_of_Electronics_at_MIT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4