Huff

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huff

Usage: v.
Antonym(s): puff

See Also: crunch, compress

huff: v.

To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such methods have been called `HUFF' or some variant thereof. Oppose puff. Compare crunch, compress.

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Sources

Source: huff, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

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