run-length encoding

noun

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

nounrun-length encoding (countable and uncountable, plural run-length encodings)

plural run-length encodings

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA 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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APA

run-length encoding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-length%20encoding

MLA

“run-length encoding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-length%20encoding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run-length encoding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-length%20encoding.

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