LZ4 (compression algorithm)
| Original author(s) | Yann Collet | 
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| Developer(s) | Yann Collet | 
| Initial release | 24 April 2011 | 
| Stable release | 1.10.0 
   / 22 July 2024 | 
| Repository | |
| Written in | C | 
| Operating system | Cross-platform | 
| Platform | Portable | 
| Type | Data compression | 
| License | Simplified BSD License | 
| Website | lz4 | 
| Magic number | 04 22 4d 18 | 
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| Type of format | Data compression | 
| Website | https://github.com/lz4/lz4/blob/master/doc/lz4_Frame_format.md | 
LZ4 is a lossless data compression algorithm that is focused on compression and decompression speed. It belongs to the LZ77 family of byte-oriented compression schemes.