GF.Reduction
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GF | Reduction | Version: | 0.3 | 
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 | This function encodes data using fewer bits than the original representation, and/or restores it to its original form if so requested. |
Description
This Generic Function belongs to Working Area Middleware. The Reduction function encodes data using fewer bits than the original representation. This can mean to compress digital data (either lossless or lossy), de-duplicate digital items, remove redundancy et cetera. At another place and/or time, this function may be invoked again to restore the data in its original form or an equivalent form. Data reduction generally is a means to reduce resource usage, and can be used for data that is going to be transported, as well as data that is going to be stored. Thus, instances of this functionality can be found in storage facilities, data transport facilities et cetera.
Icon
The image "Icon GF Reduction.png" (shown below) can be used to represent this infrastructure function in graphical Pattern representations that it might be part of:
Generic Patterns using this Generic Function
The following Generic Patterns use this function:
| Applied Pattern | Owner | Maturity |
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| Access Security | J.A.H. Schoonderbeek | 3 |
| Content Hosting | J.A.H. Schoonderbeek | 3 |
| Data Transport | J.A.H. Schoonderbeek | 2 |
| Managed File Transfer | J.A.H. Schoonderbeek | 3 |
| Raw Storage | J.A.H. Schoonderbeek | 4 |
Applied versions of this Generic Function
The following variants of this function have been defined:
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