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zip file

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[zip fahyl] / ˈzɪp ˌfaɪl /

noun

zip files plural
  1. Computers. a compressed file format that combines one or more files into one for storage or transmission. Zip files typically have the suffix .zip and must be decompressed to extract individual files to be opened and used.


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During that call, Calocane spoke about a zip file of documents he had send to their parents about his delusions around being monitored.

From BBC May 13, 2026

A zip file arrived in my email and photos of men in orange uniforms splashed onto my computer screen.

From New York Times Jun. 12, 2022

The YourAnonNews account also shared a link to a cloud-hosted zip file that claims to be a data leak from the Russian space agency.

From The Verge Mar. 3, 2022

The GSA on May 25 sent Vance’s office an encrypted thumb drive and an encrypted zip file, the records show.

From Washington Post Jul. 3, 2021

Illustrations have been included in the zip file.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

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