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: A method where the original data can be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data.
: A "rule of thumb" or a problem-solving approach (like looking for the longest repeated patterns first) to find a "good enough" compression ratio, even if it's not the absolute best possible one. ChristineWatson-2.0c.p.1-Win-compressed.zip
In the Code.org Lossless Compression Widget, the goal is to compress a long string of text that repeats specific segments. The file name itself follows a pattern that can be broken down using a "dictionary" of symbols. : A method where the original data can
: The text contains repeating sequences like "Christine", "Watson", and versioning numbers ("2.0c"). ChristineWatson-2.0c.p.1-Win-compressed.zip
: The mapping of symbols to the original patterns that must be stored alongside the compressed text to decode it.
