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Lzw is an English word of 3 letters. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lzw in a sentence

Lzw meaning

Initialism of Lempel–Ziv–Welch, a lossless data compression algorithm.

Using Lzw

  • The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of Lempel–Ziv–Welch, a lossless data compression algorithm.
  • In the example corpus, lzw often appears in combinations such as: lzw compression, welch lzw, without lzw.

Context around Lzw

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

welch 1×

Often after:

compression 3× lossless 1× expired 1× lempel 1× coded 1×

Sentence patterns with Lzw

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

file without lzw compression that 1× frame the lzw coded image 1× lzw lempel ziv 1× patents on lzw expired on 1× used the lzw compression technique 1× variations without lzw compression were 1× ziv welch lzw lossless data 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

gif images are 1× however the patents 1× lzw lempel ziv 1× the gif encoding 1× therefore gif variations 1× unisys became aware 1×

Common sentence endings:

a gif image 1× compression were developed 1× in gif images 1× in january 1993 1× june 20 2003 1× that precedes it 1×

Words around Lzw

Just before it in the word index:

lzs 2 lz 31 lyzanne 2 lyza 3 lyz 2 lyyli 2

Just after it in the word index:

ma 1.299 maa 51 maaaaaybe 2 maaaay 2 maaan 2 maac 52

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Lzw

  • In this selection, "lzw" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, welch, compression, lossless and expired stand out and add context to how "lzw" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include file without lzw compression that and frame the lzw coded image. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lzw" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lzw

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Therefore, GIF variations without LZW compression were developed. (8 words)

LZW (Lempel–Ziv–Welch) is used in GIF images. (9 words)

However, the patents on LZW expired on June 20, 2003. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Within each frame the LZW-coded image data is arranged in sub-blocks of up to 255 bytes; the size of each sub-block is declared by the byte that precedes it. (32 words)

GIF images are compressed using the Lempel–Ziv–Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality. (24 words)

The GIF encoding process can be modified to create a file without LZW compression that is still viewable as a GIF image. (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

GIF images are compressed using the Lempel–Ziv–Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality.

However, the patents on LZW expired on June 20, 2003.

LZW (Lempel–Ziv–Welch) is used in GIF images.

The GIF encoding process can be modified to create a file without LZW compression that is still viewable as a GIF image.

Therefore, GIF variations without LZW compression were developed.

Unisys became aware that the GIF format used the LZW compression technique and entered into licensing negotiations with CompuServe in January 1993.

Within each frame the LZW-coded image data is arranged in sub-blocks of up to 255 bytes; the size of each sub-block is declared by the byte that precedes it.

Common combinations with lzw

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lzw" in a sentence?
An example: "GIF images are compressed using the Lempel–Ziv–Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "lzw" from authentic English texts.
What does "lzw" mean?
Lzw means: Initialism of Lempel–Ziv–Welch, a lossless data compression algorithm.
How many example sentences with "lzw" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "lzw", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.