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.ZIP File Extension

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File Type Zipped File
Category Compressed Files
Common? Yes
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 files using a program such as PKZip or WinZip; Mac OS X users can create ZIP archives by right-clicking a file and selecting "Create Archive of [filename]."
Program(s) that open zip files
Mac OS Mac OS Smith Micro Stuffit Expander
BOMArchiveHelper (included with Mac OS X)
MacItBetter BetterZip
ZipIt
Windows Windows WinZip
PKZip
WinAce
TurboSoft AnyZip
Bitberry BitZipper
Winferno SnapZip
Smith Micro Stuffit Expander
Linux Linux unzip
funzip
p7zip
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