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zip file

zip file noun: a computer file containing the zipped (compressed) contents of one or more files; a kind of compressed archive.

Noun

zip file (plural zip files)

  1. A computer file containing the zipped (compressed) contents of one or more files; a kind of compressed archive.
    • To make that functionality available, you have to place a zip file containing the source in the top-level directory of the plug-in [...]2003, David Gallardo, Ed Burnette, Robert McGovern, Eclipse in action: a guide for Java developers, page 244
    • To e-mail a zip file, you need to attach the zip file to an e-mail message.2004, Alan Simpson, Alan Simpson's Windows XP Bible, page 505

zip file meaning in Tamil

zip file in Tamil

குறுக்கக் கோப்பு

Examples of zip file in a sentence

  • Because zip is not just a compression format like deflation or gzip but an archival format, a single zip file often contains multiple [...]2006, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Java I/O:
  • However, pipes can't be used to read SAS data sets from a zip file in this way.2006, Phil Mason, SAS tips and techniques from around the globe, page 269:

Forms of zip file

pluralzip files

Origin of zip file

zip (meaning "move at high speed") was suggested by Robert Mahoney, friend of Phil Katz (original developer of the format).

Questions about zip file

What does zip file mean?
Zip file means a computer file containing the zipped (compressed) contents of one or more files; a kind of compressed archive.
What is zip file in Tamil?
Zip file in Tamil is குறுக்கக் கோப்பு. See Zip file meaning in Tamil.
How do you use zip file in a sentence?
Because zip is not just a compression format like deflation or gzip but an archival format, a single zip file often contains multiple [...]
What part of speech is zip file?
Zip file is a noun.
What is the plural of zip file?
The plural of zip file is zip files.

Words near zip file in the dictionary

  1. zip down
  2. Zip drive
  3. Zip drives
  4. zip fastener
  5. zip fasteners
  6. zip file
  7. zip files
  8. zip gun
  9. zip guns
  10. zip it
  11. zip line

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zip file (page history and authors); zip file (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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