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Compressors and decompressors are fundamental components in the field of data processing and communication. A compressor, also known as an encoder, is an algorithm or device that reduces the size of data. This reduction is achieved by identifying and eliminating redundancy within the data. For example, in text, repeated words or patterns can be replaced with shorter codes. In images or audio, similar adjacent pixel values or sound frequencies can be represented more efficiently. The primary goal of compression is to save storage space and reduce transmission time.
Conversely, a decompressor, also known as a decoder, performs the reverse operation. It takes compressed data
There are two main categories of compression: lossless and lossy. Lossless compression ensures that no data