Prefix Codes (with Exercises) - Data Compression

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This video is about prefix codes, which are also known as prefix-free codes, prefix condition codes, instantaneous codes, and Huffman codes.
In the video the following concepts are explained:
Prefix codes are applied in data compression (source coding);
Prefix codes are important, because they guarantee unique decodability and instantaneous decoding;
The definition of prefix codes and their relation to fixed-length codes;
How to recognize prefix codes, based on exercises (and answers);
An outlook on the Kraft-McMillan Inequality.

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