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ZIP (Archive)
| File extension | .zip |
| Category | Archive File |
| Description | The .zip file extension is the most well known file type related to compressed and archived files. First released in 1989, the format is still widely used and is built into Microsoft Windows releases since 1998. It is also supported by Apple's OSX operating system. The ZIP format supports compression via several different techniques and even supports simply archiving of files without compression. Despite being 20 years old, the ZIP format looks set to continue to thrive whilst bandwidth and storage remain relatively costly. |
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| Technical Details | The compression techniques used to create a .zip file do so by compressing each file individually. This has the advantage of potentially using different appropriate compression techniques for each file within the archive, however under normal circumstances it limits the potential compression capability. Although the ZIP format allows for up to 10 different types of compression to be chosen, the DEFLATE method is the most common. DEFLATE is based on Huffman coding. |
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| Developed by | PKWARE |
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TAR.GZ (Archive)
| File extension | .tar.gz |
| Category | Archive File |
| Description | A .tar.gzh file extension represents a collection of files grouped together as a Tape Archive File (TAR) that has been compressed using the Gzip compression application. This means that the file is given a double extension relating to both the archiving method and the compression method. Files of this nature are often referred to as a tarball. |
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| Technical Details | A file with the .tar.gz extension will be using gzip compression. This is achieved by identifying and temporarily replacing similar bits of data within the file, which reduces the overall size of the file. This method of compression is well established for use with TAR files and is now increasingly common for sending and receiving web page data. |
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| Developed by | The GNU Project |
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Convert ZIP file
Using Zamzar, it is possible to convert ZIP files to a variety of other formats
- zip to 7z (7-Zip Compressed File)
- zip to tar.bz2 (Bzip 2 UNIX Compressed File)
- zip to cab (Cabinet File)
- zip to lzh (Compressed Archive File)
- zip to tar (Tape Archive File)
- zip to tar.gz (Gzip Compressed Archive)
- zip to yz1 (DeepFreezer Compressed Archive)