File Extension

GZIP File Format

GNU Zip compressed archive

GZIP stands for GNU Zip compressed archive

This was last updated in March 2012
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  • gzip (GNU zip)

    - Gzip (GNU zip) is a free and open source algorithm for file compression. The software is overseen by the GNU project.... (Continued)

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