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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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LZW compression 
Lempel-Ziv-Welch compression 
A lossless compression technique used in the GIF format. It can also be used in TIFF, PDF, and PostScript Level 2 files. This technique was initially developed in 1977 and 1978 by Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv, then further refined in 1983 by Terry Welch.


 
L 
L1 cache
L2 cache
L2TP
LAME
LAN
lane departure warning system
laser printer
latency
LBA
LCD
LCD TV
 
LCoS
LDAP
leased line
LED
letterbox
Liquid Audio
linearity
line-doubler/tripler/multiplier
line in
line out
Linux
 
Listserv
list server
lithium ion
lithium polymer
lossless compression
lossy compression
low-tire-pressure warning
lumens
luminance
LZW compression
  
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