zip

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)