.zip file extension

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.zip

1. PKzip compressed file or archive (i.e. set of compressed files).

Decompress using WinZip or Stuffit on Mac or one of the many other zip utilities available on the net. Windows explorer on Windows XP and later can unzip .zip files.

Relevant links:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/zipfldr.htm - How to restore the native XP/Vista .zip association after uninstalling a third party compression utility (or restore the ability to browse into a zip file without firing up a third party utility.)
http://everything.explained.at/ZIP_(file_format) - ZIP file format explained.

2. 7-zip compressed file or archive.

Relevant links:

www.7-zip.org - Free open source utility for zipping and unzipping for Windows.

3. Other (non-pkzip) compressed file or archive.

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