GF.Reduction
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GF | Reduction | Version: | 0.3 | 
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 | This function reduces information in size by any appropriate means, and restore it to its original form if so requested. |
Description
This Generic Function belongs to Working Area Middleware. The Reduction function reduces information by any appropriate means, so as to reduce in size its representation in digital form. This can mean to sample analogue data, 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 information in its original form or an equivalent form. Data reduction generally is a means to increase capacity, and can be used for data both in transit and in situ. Thus, instances of this functionality can be found in storage facilities, connection 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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