ZIP

Zip

.ZIP is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression. A .ZIP file may contain one or more files or folders that may have been compressed. The .ZIP file format permits a number of compression algorithms. The format was originally created in 1989 by Phil Katz, and was first implemented in PKWARE's PKZIP utility, as a replacement for the previous ARC compression format by Thom Henderson. The .ZIP format is now supported by many software utilities other than PKZIP. Microsoft has included built-in .ZIP support in versions of Microsoft Windows since 1998. Apple has included built-in .ZIP support in Mac OS X 10.3 and later. Most free operating systems ...

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zip

Noun

  1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
  2. Energy; vigor; vim
  3. A zip fastener.
  4. Zero; nothing
  5. A trip on a zipline

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Shortened form of ZIP code, the US postal code.
  2. Any postal code, for any country.

Verb

  1. To close with a zip fastener.
  2. To close as if with a zip fastener.
    zip one's lip
  3. To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.
  4. (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.
    The bullet zipped through the air.
  5. (followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
    Zip down to the shops for some milk.
  6. To make (something) move quickly
  7. To travel on a zipline.

Interjection

!

  1. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.


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