Meanings
proper noun
- computingA particular data compression format.
nounLHA (plural LHAs)
plural LHAs
- abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of landing, helicopter, assault: A type of amphibious assault ship, a warship.
Origin
Abbreviation * (data compression): Short for Lempel-Ziv Huffman archiver, after the mathematicians on whose work it was based.
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APA
LHA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LHA
MLA
“LHA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LHA. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “LHA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LHA.
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