When storing information in a data format we often find repetitive or information-less fragments in the data. If the information content is low with respect to the number of characters needed, one might ask if a more efficient storing method would be beneficent. Basically, lossless compression methods try to find repetitions in data and build rules that describe the structure of the repetition.
The Technical University of DOrtmund COMPression Framework (tudocomp) is a lossless compression framework with the aim to support and facilitate the implementation of novel compression algorithms.