Archive file
A stands for Archive file
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tar (Tape ARchive)
Tar (for "Tape ARchive") is a UNIX shell command that creates a single file called an "archive" from a number of specified files or extracts the files from such an archive. (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com)
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Understanding the data archiving definition
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