Run Length Encoding is a very simple form of file compression[[Data Compression|Compression]]. It compresses long sequences of the same byte to an indicator code, byte value, and count. For example, 48 spaces (character code &20) might be encoded as &E9 &30 &20, assuming the indicator code was &E9.
CPC programs to use RLE techniques included:
Later compression programs (such as [[Cheese]] and [[Columbia]]) used the more advanced [[LZW]] algorithm.
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