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)
Nearby terms:
Zilog Z8000 « Zilog Z80000 « Zilog Z80A « zip »
Zipcode » Zip Drive » zip file
