Here is a small example: Strings (written right to left): -----101 --100101 -----010 --100010 Mask: 00111010 Table: Index Contents

Here is a small example: Strings (written right to left): -----101 --100101 -----010 --100010 Mask: 00111010 Table: Index Contents 0000 -----101 0001 -----010 0010 -----101 0011 -----010 0100 -----101 0101 -----010 0110 -----101 0111 -----010 1000 --100101 1001 --100010 1010 -----101 1011 -----010 1100 -----101 1101 -----010 1110 -----101 1111 -----010 Suppose the input is --101101 After the mask, the result is 00101000 After the compress, the result is 1010 Table index 1010 has -----101, so it's a hit. with string 101. Now Suppose the input is --100101 After the mask, the result is 00100000 After the compress, the result is 1000 Table index 1000 has --100101, so it's a hit. with string 100101.