zip

/zɪp/ verb [T] (-pp-) IT

Definition

› to reduce the size of a computer file so that it uses less space, and can be more easily sent or stored: If you zip the file, it makes it easier to send.

(Definition of zip verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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