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to unzip

to unzip

3 3.2
Take files out of a ZIP file so you can use them
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈzɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : descomprimir
  • If the themes are in zip format, unzip them into this folder.
  • unzip the file

Examples

  • I downloaded the .zip file, unzipped it, and ran the utility by clicking on it in my file manager.

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  • Once you have the file unzipped, go back to Photoshop and open up the third image.

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  • So you guys go ahead just you know, all you got to do is unzip it and it's very simple.

  • You just have to unzip it.

  • Make sure that after you download the zip file, you unzip it so you can access it.

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  • Game file: If using Windows, try this interpreter with this game file (unzip the game file first).

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  • Browse to wherever you unzipped the scripts and select the "Round Any Corner.js" script.

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  • When you unzip this folder, you will see a font pack and a folder called PM Mograph.

  • And if I look here in my Downloads folder, I've got this directory which I've unzipped and here it's got all the clang checker stuff inside it.

  • After downloading the software, be sure to unzip the file to access its contents.

Synonyms

to decompress
vsto unzip
  • Specialized
3 5.0

Make a file or data the same as before it was made smaller

is specific to extracting items from an archive so individual files can be used
to uncompress
vsto unzip
  • Specialized
6.3

Make a file or folder return to its original size and form

is about extracting files from an archive rather than only reversing compression

Antonyms

94 3.7

To press something so it takes less space

Surface Forms

unzip infinitive
unzipped past
unzipped past participle
unzipping present participle
unzips third person singular

Morphology

unzip = zip (transparent) = un + zip

In computing the prefix 'un-' reverses the action expressed by the verb 'zip' (to compress), yielding 'to decompress/extract'.

Etymology

In computing, unzip uses the same idea for files: a ZIP file is a group of files 'made smaller' to send or store, so to unzip is to open that file and take the original files out.