ZIP is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression. A ZIP file may contain one or more files or directories that may have been compressed...
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) into one file for distribution. JAR files are archive files that include a Java-specific manifest file. They are built on the ZIP format and typically...
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7z (redirect from 7z (file format))
latest stable version of 7-Zip and LZMA SDK is version 24.09. The 7z file format specification is distributed with 7-Zip's source code since 2015. The...
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compression algorithms: DEFLATE: invented by Phil Katz, the author of the ZIP file format (specifically, the MSZIP encapsulation) Quantum compression: licensed...
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Gzip (redirect from Gzip (file format))
compressed file usually has the extension .tar.gz or .tgz. gzip is not to be confused with the ZIP archive format, which also uses DEFLATE. The ZIP format can...
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default, 7-Zip creates 7z-format archives with a .7z file extension. Each archive can contain multiple directories and files. As a container format, security...
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on the .ZIP file format"- official white paper published by PKWARE, Inc. Tape Archive (.TAR) file format specification- excerpt from File Format List 2...
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program to compress files and the LU program to create .LBR archives of multiple files. The format was later replaced by the ZIP format, which offered better...
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those streams. Notable examples of container formats include archive files (such as the ZIP format) and formats used for multimedia playback (such as Matroska...
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RAR is a proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error correction and file spanning. It was developed in 1993 by Russian software...
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versions of the zip file format have support for Unicode filenames. Commandline batch compression is available only for ZIP and ALZ formats. Traditionally...
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following files: AppManifest.xaml file DLLs required APK (file format) .ipa (file extension) App (file format) Cabinet (file format) or Zip (file format), for...
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A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital...
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program, .zip became available to the general public on May 3, 2023. The qualifier .zip is also associated with the widely recognized .zip file format, commonly...
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create archives in Zip file format, unpack some other archive file formats and it also has various tools for system integration. WinZip 1.0 was released...
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Some file formats, such as .txt or .text, may be listed multiple times. ?Q? – files that are compressed, often by the SQ program. 7z – 7-zip compressed...
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archive file. PHAR files may be in one of three formats: tar, and ZIP, which are compatible with their respective tooling, and a custom PHAR format. Regardless...
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A proprietary file format is a file format of a company, organization, or individual that contains data that is ordered and stored according to a particular...
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WARC (Web ARChive) archive format specifies a method for combining multiple digital resources into an aggregate archive file together with related information...
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Lossless compression (redirect from Lossless format)
compression is used in many applications. For example, it is used in the ZIP file format and in the GNU tool gzip. It is also often used as a component within...
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Tar (computing) (redirect from TAR file format)
I/O device with no file system, and the name is short for the format description "tape archive". When stored in a file system, a file that tar reads and...
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beginning of the file. Many file formats are not intended to be read as text. If such a file is accidentally viewed as a text file, its contents will...
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XZ Utils (redirect from Xz file format)
lzma file formats. Since the LZMA format has been considered legacy, XZ Utils by default compresses to xz. In addition, decompression of the .lz format used...
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known as the co-creator of the ZIP file format for data compression, and the author of PKZIP, a program for creating zip files that ran under DOS. A copyright...
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the dotLottie file format was proposed as a standard way to pack Lottie files with other resources. The file is actually a zip file compressed with...
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The BMP file format, or bitmap, is a raster graphics image file format used to store bitmap digital images, independently of the display device (such as...
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EPUB (redirect from OPF (file format))
Technically, a file in the EPUB format is a ZIP archive file consisting of XHTML files carrying the content, along with images and other supporting files. EPUB...
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WinRAR (category File archivers)
a trialware file archiver utility, developed by Eugene Roshal of win.rar GmbH. It can create and view archives in RAR or ZIP file formats, and unpack...
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VGM (Video Game Music) is an audio file format for multiple video game platforms, such as Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive/Genesis, MSX, Neo Geo,...
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