ZIP


Meaning of ZIP in English

1. < tool , compression , file format > To create a compressed archive (a "zip file") from one or more files using PKWare 's PKZIP or a compatible archiver . Its use is spreading from MS-DOS now that portable implementations of the algorithm have been written.

zip is also the name of a Unix archiving utility compatible with PKZIP . unzip is the corresponding de-archiver.

See also gzip , tar and feather .

2. Zip Drive .

[ Jargon File ]

(1996-08-26)

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