2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dictionary includes a dictionary template comprising a plurality of key fields, a plurality of non-key fields, and an entry index field, and wherein the encoding template comprises the plurality of non-key fields and a key entry index field.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dictionary includes a dictionary template comprising a plurality of key fields, a plurality of non-key fields, and an entry index field, and wherein the encoding template comprises the plurality of non-key fields and a key entry index field. 4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the entry index value and the key entry index value are calculated from a hash of selected key bytes such that the key entry index value is equal to the entry index value.