LZ

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LZ may refer to:

Computing

• .lz, a filename extension for an lzip archive
• Abraham Lempel (born 1936) and Jacob Ziv (born 1931), Israeli computer scientists:
  • Lempel-Ziv, prefix for family of data compression algorithms, sometimes used as beginning for file name extensions
  • Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm

Aviation

• Republic of Bulgaria (aviation code)
• Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, by IATA code
• Landing zone, an area where aircraft can land
• LZ-, prefix of the serial numbers of Zeppelin airships built by Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Other uses

• LUX-ZEPLIN, a dark matter detection experiment
• Lubrizol, a chemical manufacturer (NYSE symbol LZ)
• Lutz jump, a figure skating jump
• Led Zeppelin, an English rock band