It includes a number of improvements to the LZRW1 algorithm, a member of the Lempel–Ziv family of compression algorithms. The name LZJB is derived from its parent algorithm and its creator—Lempel Ziv Jeff Bonwick.
This incorporates numerous improvements to the LZRW1 algorithm, which belongs to the Lempel–Ziv compression series. The name LZJB reflects both the algorithm's lineage and its creator—Lempel Ziv Jeff Bonwick.