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.ZIP File Extension

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File Type

Zipped File

Popularity

Very Common

Category

Compressed Files

File Description

File compressed or "zipped" using Zip compression, a common type of compression in which every file in the archive is compressed separately; supported by most file compression/decompression programs.

Windows users can create ZIP archives by right-clicking a file and selecting "Send to > Compressed (zipped) Folder;" Mac OS X users can create ZIP archives by right-clicking a file and selecting "Compress [filename]."

Program(s) that open zip files