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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>zip</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../Z.html" title="Z"/><link rel="previous" href="zigamorph.html" title="zigamorph"/><link rel="next" href="zipperhead.html" title="zipperhead"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">zip</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="zigamorph.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Z</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="zipperhead.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="zip"/><dt xmlns="" id="zip"><b>zip</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vt.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [primarily MS-DOS/Windows] To create a compressed archive from a
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group of files using PKWare's PKZIP or a compatible archiver. Its use is
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spreading now that portable implementations of the algorithm have been
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written. Commonly used as follows: “<span class="quote">I'll zip it up and send it to
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you.</span>” See <a href="../T/tar-and-feather.html"><i class="glossterm">tar and feather</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="zigamorph.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../Z.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="zipperhead.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">zigamorph </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> zipperhead</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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