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. <storage> Zip Drive.
[Jargon File]
(1996-08-26)
Nearby terms:
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