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Archive Files Definition
DocumentID: 656138
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:40 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: Archive Files: The true definition of an archive file is one that has been copied onto an auxiliary storage medium such as disk or magnetic tape for the purpose of long-term retention.

In the microcomputer world, an archive file is one that has been compressed, squashed, squeezed, crunched, and/or packed with a file archiving program in order to use less disk space and to reduce the transfer time when sending files between computers.

Data Libraries store program and data files in compressed format and rename the files using the .ARC or .ZIP filename extension. Popular file compression and archiving programs include PKZIP and PKUNZIP by Phil Katz (PKware, Inc.).

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