DEFLATE

Summary

DEFLATE is a compression algorithm^[1]. DEFLATE draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (compression_algorithm category, ranking #3 of 17).^[2]

Key Facts

• DEFLATE's instance of is recorded as compression algorithm^[3].
• DEFLATE's based on is recorded as Lempel–Ziv–Storer–Szymanski^[4].
• DEFLATE's based on is recorded as Huffman coding^[5].
• DEFLATE's developer is recorded as Phil Katz^[6].
• DEFLATE's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k1yr^[7].
• DEFLATE's described by source is recorded as RFC 1951: DEFLATE Compressed Data Format Specification version 1.3^[8].
• DEFLATE's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/deflate^[9].
• DEFLATE's different from is recorded as deflation^[10].
• DEFLATE's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as DEFLATE^[11].
• DEFLATE's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 192144319^[12].
• DEFLATE's Semantic Scholar topic ID is recorded as 461650^[13].

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Designation and Status

DEFLATE's instance of is recorded as compression algorithm^[3].

Why It Matters

DEFLATE draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (compression_algorithm category, ranking #3 of 17).^[2] DEFLATE has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] DEFLATE is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]