"Burrows-Wheeler transform" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Burrows-Wheeler transforms [plural]
Etymology: Invented by Michael Burrows and David Wheeler in 1994. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Burrows-Wheeler transform (plural Burrows-Wheeler transforms)
  1. (computing theory) An algorithm used in data compression that rearranges a character string into runs of similar characters. Wikipedia link: Burrows-Wheeler transform Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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