luff

n : sailing close to the wind

v 1: sail close to the wind [syn: {point}]

2: flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; of

sails

huff

To compress data using a {Huffman} code. Various programs

that use such methods have been called "HUFF" or some variant

thereof.

Opposite: {puff}. Compare {crunch}, {compress}.

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(1994-12-23)