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LZ4

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LZ4

Summary

LZ4 is a compression software[1]. LZ4 ranks in the top 7% of compression_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • LZ4 is the creator of Yann Collet[3].
  • LZ4's instance of is recorded as compression software[4].
  • LZ4's instance of is recorded as compression algorithm[5].
  • LZ4's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[6].
  • LZ4's instance of is recorded as data compression[7].
  • LZ4's developer is recorded as Yann Collet[8].
  • LZ4's copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[9].
  • LZ4's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[10].
  • LZ4's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • LZ4's designed by is recorded as Yann Collet[12].
  • LZ4's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[13].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.3[14].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.5[15].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.4[16].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.0[17].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.1[18].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.1.2[19].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.4.2[20].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.2[21].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.3[22].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.1[23].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.2[24].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.3[25].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.4[26].
  • LZ4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.10.0[27].

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Authorship and Creation

LZ4 is the creator of Yann Collet[3].

Publication

LZ4's publication date is recorded as +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z[28].

Why It Matters

LZ4 ranks in the top 7% of compression_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2] LZ4 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

cross-platform

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lz4_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{LZ4}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lz4}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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