+Source coding, a field within [Information Theory](/wiki/information_theory), aims to represent data using the fewest possible bits. It achieves [Data Compression](/wiki/data_compression) by efficiently removing redundancy present in the source, allowing for more compact storage or transmission.
+## See also
+- [Channel Coding](/wiki/channel_coding)
+- [Lossless Compression](/wiki/lossless_compression)
+- [Lossy Compression](/wiki/lossy_compression)
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