What is the practical value of redundancy in zip files?
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How is redundancy implemented in zipping, and how do I benefit from it? I'd assume it consists of something like storing the lookup tables twice so a single defect does not invalidate the whole rest of the file. Regarding the use case, possibly when storing the file on a CD that gets a slight scrat…
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I believe you're talking about the LZ adaptive algorithm. It's not referred to as redundancy because of anything that's getting duplicated in the process of building the zip file. The term comes from how this method of compression works. To illustra…
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