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SCZ is a computer file format and a simple set of routines for compressing and decompressing arbitrary data. It is based on a project maintained under the SourceForge programs repository at: http://scz-compress.sourceforge.net/.

SCZ is similar to other compression methods such as the original Unix Compress which used the .z file name suffix, the Zip utility which uses the .zip suffix, and the Gzip format which uses the .gz suffix. The first two letters in the acronym, SCZ, stand for Simple Compression, followed by the traditional "Z" indicating that it is a compression format.

SCZ was intended to fill a nitch: simple lightweight data-compress/decompress routines that can be included within other applications, and that permit the applications to compress or decompress data on-the-fly, during read-in or write-out with a simple call. Regular compress/decompress utilities also exist, for use outside other applications.

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