RLE

R1L1E1

A form of run-length encoding — A simple data compression scheme in which sequences of the same item are replaced by one such item and a count (so for example the text BBBBB is stored as a single B with count of 5).

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Meanings

nounRLE (countable and uncountable, plural RLEs)

plural RLEs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of run-length encoding.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableUnicodeInitialism of right-to-left embedding.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of real-life experience.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
real-life experience
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “RLE,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RLE.

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