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gzip is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77(1977) and Huffman coding(1952).( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip https://en.wikipedia.

gzip is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77(1977) and Huffman coding(1952).( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip )

1986 3y ago
DEFLATE was created / implemented / speced / whatever word you want to apply by Phil Katz no earlier than 1989
arp242 3y ago
"Based on" is not the same as "identical".