The LZW algorithm [a variant of the Lempel-Ziv 1977 algorithm] is organized around a … fixed-length codes. … The use of 12-bit codes is common. … LZW uses the "greedy" parsing algorithm where the … off each time. [After parsing, the string table is extended with the parsed string with its next character].
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