# delta encoding

> storing or transmitting data in the form of differences (deltas) between sequential data, as opposed to complete files

**Wikidata**: [Q2799](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2799)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_encoding)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/delta-encoding


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013