LZ4 (compression algorithm)
LZ4 is a lossless data compression algorithm that is focused on compression and decompression speed. It belongs to the LZ77 family of byte-oriented compression schemes.
| Original author(s) | Yann Collet |
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| Developer(s) | Yann Collet |
| Initial release | 24 April 2011 |
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| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Portable |
| Type | Data compression |
| License | Simplified BSD License |
| Website | lz4 |
| Magic number | 04 22 4d 18 |
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| Type of format | Data compression |
| Website | https://github.com/lz4/lz4/blob/master/doc/lz4_Frame_format.md |
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