GF.Reduction

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.