What (who) is unzip - definition

TYPE OF ARCHIVE FILE FORMAT

PKZIP file format; ZIP files; Zip file; ZIP file format; .zip; PKZIP format; .zip file; ZIP file; Zipped file; Unzip; ZIP archive; Zip archive; ZipStar; Zipstar; Compressed folder; Compressed folders; ZIPX; .zipx; Zipfile; ZIP software; .ZIP; Zip folder; Application/zip; Zipping (computing); EOCD; ZIP (FILE FORMAT); Zip file format; ISO 21320; ZipCrypto; Zip (file format); PK♥♦; ZIP64

unzip

(unzips, unzipping, unzipped)

When you unzip something which is fastened by a zip or when it unzips, you open it by pulling open the zip.

James unzipped his bag...

This padded changing bag unzips to form a convenient and comfortable mat for nappy changing.

VERB: V n, V

To unzip a computer file means to open a file that has been compressed. (COMPUTING)

Unzip the icons into a sub-directory.

VERB: V n

unzip

¦ verb (unzips, unzipping, unzipped)

1. unfasten the zip of.

2. Computing decompress (a compressed file).

unzip

1. <tool, compression> To extract files from an archive created with PKWare's PKZIP archiver. 2. <tool, compression> A program to list, test, or extract files from a ZIP archive, commonly found on MS-DOS systems. zip, creates ZIP archives; both programs are compatible with archives created by PKWARE's PKZIP and PKUNZIP for MS-DOS. (1995-03-06)

Wikipedia

ZIP (file format)

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. The ZIP file format permits a number of compression algorithms, though DEFLATE is the most common. This format was originally created in 1989 and was first implemented in PKWARE, Inc.'s PKZIP utility, as a replacement for the previous ARC compression format by Thom Henderson. The ZIP format was then quickly supported by many software utilities other than PKZIP. Microsoft has included built-in ZIP support (under the name "compressed folders") in versions of Microsoft Windows since 1998 via the "Plus! 98" addon for Windows 98. Native support was added as of the year 2000 in Windows ME. Apple has included built-in ZIP support in Mac OS X 10.3 (via BOMArchiveHelper, now Archive Utility) and later. Most free operating systems have built in support for ZIP in similar manners to Windows and Mac OS X.

ZIP files generally use the file extensions .zip or .ZIP and the MIME media type application/zip. ZIP is used as a base file format by many programs, usually under a different name. When navigating a file system via a user interface, graphical icons representing ZIP files often appear as a document or other object prominently featuring a zipper.

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Pronunciation examples for unzip

1. Unzip it. Unzip it.

District 9 (2009)

2. chew them up, unzip my sweatshirt,

Magic for Humans _ Justin Willman _ Talks at Google

3. so you unzip and relax a little bit.

Interstate - Hitchhiking Through the State of a Nation _ Julian Sayarer _ Talks at Google

4. grasp a zipper, and unzip from there and up

Just Because My Husbandâs A Woman _ Marcy Madden _ Talks at Google

5. to unzip it, to pull out all the DNA,

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Examples of use of unzip

1. But the real surprise came when Michael leaned down to unzip the balloon‘s trousers, and out popped a British bulldog draped with the U.K. flag.

2. But the real surprise came when Michael leaned down to unzip the balloon‘s trousers, and out popped a British bulldog draped with the UK flag.

3. In one, an unidentified woman lays virtually naked, with her legs spread in the back of a vintage Mercedes as a man leans over from the front seat to unzip one of her spike–heeled boots.

4. Scroll down for more Peel appeal: The squirrel grips his find and starts to unzip it Having spied the discarded banana lying on the ground, he scrambled from his tree for a closer look.

5. One woman wouldnt let go of a cushion she said there was someone inside it who needed saving and the guys had to unzip the cover and show her there was no one there.