rezipping

Sealing the teeth

Rezipping is zipping something again—typically a bag, jacket, or compressed computer file that was previously unzipped.

The word implies restoring a closure or compression that was undone: After checking the contents, she rezipped the suitcase.

In computing, rezipping means recompressing files into a zip archive, often after modifying them.

closure

slider

Adjustable interface element

  • teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
  • trackPath or monitored route
  • pullForce toward oneself

tab · fastening · sealing · interlocking · meshing · alignment · reconnecting · rejoining · glide · smooth

garment

jacket

Sleeved upper-body covering

jeans · trousers · dress · skirt · fly · boots · jumpsuit · wetsuit · sleeping bag · backpack

luggage

suitcase

Portable travel container

toiletry bag · packing cubes · compartment · overstuffed · bulging · cramming · repacking · sitting on · travel · airport

digital

compression

Forcing into smaller space

  • archiveStored historical records
  • fileStored collection of data
  • folderContainer for loose papers

recompressing · bundling · packaging · download · attachment · extraction · WinZip · directory · data

repair

replacing

Putting a substitute in

fix · mend · sewing · stitching · reinforce

Opposites
fastening action

rezippingunzipping

Opening a toothed fastener

opening · unfastening · undoing · releasing · separating

Family

zip, zipper, zips, zipped, zipping, zippers, unzip, unzipped, unzips

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G