IT Glossary

An identifier used for addressing storage devices in a SAN (Storage Area Network).

Commonly used in Networking, Storage

LUN allocation is the process of assigning logical unit numbers (LUNs) to storage devices or volumes in a storage area network (SAN).

Commonly used in Storage

LUN mapping is the process of associating logical unit numbers (LUNs) with specific storage resources in a storage area network (SAN).

Commonly used in Storage

A LUN mask is a set of permissions that determines which hosts or systems can access a logical unit number (LUN) in a storage area network (SAN).

Commonly used in Storage

LUN masking is a technique used in storage area networks (SANs) to control which initiators can access specific logical unit numbers (LUNs).

Commonly used in Storage

The process of allocating resources in a storage area network (SAN) by assigning a group of LUNs to a specific server.

Commonly used in Data Storage

A lossless data compression algorithm that is based on the LZ77 and LZ78 algorithms, named after their inventors, Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv.

Commonly used in General IT, Software Development

Compression algorithms designed by Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv. They form the basis for many other compression schemes, including GIF and the DEFLATE algorithm used in PNG and ZIP files.

Commonly used in Algorithms, Data Compression

A lossless data compression algorithm that is simple to implement and effective at compressing a wide variety of data. The LZW algorithm is widely used in formats such as GIF images and PDF files.

Commonly used in Data Compression, Algorithms

A lossless data compression algorithm that is simple and efficient, widely used in file formats such as GIF, TIFF, and PDF. It works by creating a dictionary of substrings encountered as it processes the data, enabling compression by replacing repeated substrings with shorter codes.

Commonly used in Data Compression