A continuous sequence of repeated values within some data; usually attributive, designating a lossless method for compressing data in which such sequences are replaced by the value and the length of the sequence.
Origin
1950s.
Definition of run length in US English:
run length
noun
Computing
A continuous sequence of repeated values within some data; usually attributive, designating a lossless method for compressing data in which such sequences are replaced by the value and the length of the sequence.