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Xdelta [3] is a command line tool for delta encoding, which stores or transmits the difference (deltas) between sequential data, instead of entire files.This is similar to diff and patch, except diff computes and shows the difference between two complete files, while patch is primarily designed for human-readable text files; Xdelta is designed for binary files and does not generate human ...
Google refers to delta updates as "smart updates." This has been implemented in Google's Android operating system devices that run on Android 2.3 or above. Google engineers have estimated that smart updates would be only about one third the size of a full update on average.
VCDIFF is a format and an algorithm for delta encoding, described in IETF's RFC 3284.The algorithm is based on Jon Bentley and Douglas McIlroy's paper "Data Compression Using Long Common Strings" [1] written in 1999.
Delta encoding is a way of storing or transmitting data in the form of differences (deltas) between sequential data rather than complete files; more generally this is known as data differencing. Delta encoding is sometimes called delta compression, particularly where archival histories of changes are required (e.g., in revision control software).
A patch is data that is intended to be used to modify an existing software resource such as a program or a file, often to fix bugs and security vulnerabilities. [1] [2] A patch may be created to improve functionality, usability, or performance.
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Unofficial patches are not limited to technical fixes; fan translations of software, especially games, are often created if the software has not been released locally. [11] Fan translations are most common for Japanese role-playing games which are often not localized for Western markets.