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/> </a></div><p>File compression is a technology that allows the fast delivery of very large files. In practice, you can think of it in much the same terms as you might think of sending a letter through the mail. There will be several different elements involved in your getting the letter delivered.</p><p>For the purposes of example, we&#8217;ll concentrate on 4 elements: the text of your letter; the paper on which it&#8217;s written; the envelope in which it&#8217;s contained; and the delivery service that gets it from your hands to the recipient.</p><p>The text of your letter is the equivalent of the raw information in your file. When your file is compressed, a complex mathematical algorithm allows the computer to eliminate some of the information from the file, which can be later reconstructed during decompression.</p><p>As a simple example, say your letter started with the phrase: &#8220;Hi, John. How are you?&#8221; If you were to compress that statement, it might read: &#8220;H, Jn. Hw r u?&#8221; Even though it doesn&#8217;t contain all the original letters, you&#8217;d know what it said. The algorithms used in file compression work in a similar fashion.</p><p>The paper on which your letter is written is the equivalent of your file format. In this case, your format is paper. Other example formats would be a piece of cardboard or a clay tablet. When you compress a digital file, you&#8217;ll find that some formats fit in the envelope better than others.</p><p>The paper, for example, will be easy to fold up and put in an envelope. The clay tablet, of course, won&#8217;t fold at all. In a similar fashion, text files compress very well and image files very poorly. Format matters.</p><p>The final step is delivery. Your compressed, folded and enveloped letter is ready to go, but you need to get it to the right address.<br
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