zip file

Squeezed data package

A zip file is a computer file that compresses one or more files into a smaller package for storage or transfer.

The format reduces file size and bundles multiple items into a single archive: I'll send you a zip file with all the documents.

To zip is to create such a file; to unzip is to extract its contents.

compression

archive

Stored historical records

shrink · bundle · package · compact · reduce · condense · minimize · encode · algorithm · ratio

actions

extract

Concentrated derived substance

attach · open · create · send · share · expand · unpack · browse · preview · split

email

attachment

Connection or fondness

  • sendCause to arrive elsewhere
  • inboxMessage receiving folder
  • downloadRemote-to-local data transfer

filesize · limit · compress · recipient · forward · outlook · webmail · bounce · spam filter · upload

software

WinZip

File compression utility

utility

structure

folder

Container for loose papers

parent · subdirectory · hierarchy · path · filename · extension · container · bundle · batch

Categories
Opposites
compression state

zip fileraw data

Unanalyzed collected information

source file · bitmap · raw image

file organization

zip filefolder

Container for loose papers

Family

file, zip, zipper, zippy, zips, zipped, zipping, unzip, zip-tie

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G