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pigz (Parallel Implementation of GZip)

pigz, which stands for Parallel Implementation of GZip, is a fully
functional replacement for gzip that utilizes multiple processors and
CPU cores when compressing data. pigz was written by Mark Adler, and
uses zlib and pthread libraries.