to gzip
7.6
To make a computer file smaller using a program called gzip
- verb
- /ɡziːp/
- Specialized
:
comprimir
- You should gzip your files before uploading them to the server.
Examples
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He forgot to gzip the backup, so it took longer to upload.
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You can easily gzip large log files to save storage space.
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Before sending the documents, please gzip them to reduce the file size.
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I will gzip the files before sending them.
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She gzipped the document to save space.
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Most websites gzip their HTML documents to improve loading times.
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When you gzip large data files, they take up less storage space.
Synonyms
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4.1
To compress files into a .zip file
uses another program and format focused on single file compression instead
4.2
To make digital files smaller for storage or transfer
uses a particular program and compression format instead of the general method
3.5
To put more than one file into one smaller file for sending or saving
uses a different program and file format rather than that archive type
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gzip (as a verb) comes from the program name gzip, itself formed from GNU + zip, where zip means 'to compress'. So to gzip a file is to use that program to make the file smaller.