Usually means: File compression utility using DEFLATE algorithm.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. GZip, Gzip, gzip: Wordnik
  2. gzip: Wiktionary
  3. gzip: Dictionary.com
  4. GZIP, Gzip: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Computing (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. gzip: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. gzip: Encyclopedia
  3. GZip: Netlingo
  4. gzip: CCI Computer
  5. CNET Internet Glossary (No longer online)

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. GZIP: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gzip)

▸ verb:  (transitive, computing) To compress using the gzip program.

Similar:
zip up, JPEG, export, generify, containerize, hypercompute, computer, grep, autocompile, compilate, more...

Opposite:
ungzip, decompress, extract

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Similar:
zip up, JPEG, export, generify, containerize, hypercompute, computer, grep, autocompile, compilate, more...

Opposite:
ungzip, decompress, extract



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