LZ78
LZ78 is a lossless data compression algorithm developed by Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv in 1978. It works by building a dictionary of phrases from the input data and replacing repeated occurrences with references to the dictionary, enabling efficient compression of text and other data types. The algorithm is foundational in the field of data compression and serves as the basis for many modern compression schemes.
Developers should learn LZ78 when working on data compression, storage optimization, or network transmission applications, as it provides a fundamental understanding of dictionary-based compression techniques. It is particularly useful for compressing text files, log data, or any data with repetitive patterns, and is essential for those implementing custom compression libraries or studying algorithm design in computer science.