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Definition of unzip - 4 dictionary results
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un⋅zip

  [uhn-zip] verb, -zipped, -zip⋅ping.
Use unzip in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to open the zipper of.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become unzipped.
Origin:
1935–40; un- 2 + zip 2
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UnZip Files with StuffIt
Easily Zip and UnZip files. Download StuffIt Today.
www.StuffIt.com
PKUNZIP Official Site
Zip & unzip with PKZIP, the original zip.
www.pkware.com
un·zip   (ŭn-zĭp')   
tr. & intr.v.   un·zipped, un·zip·ping, un·zips
To open or unfasten by means of a zipper or become unzipped.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

unzip 
1939, from un- (2) + zip.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

unzip
1. To extract files from an archive created with PKWare's PKZIP archiver.
2. A program to list, test, or extract files from a ZIP archive, commonly found on MS-DOS systems. zip, creates ZIP archives; both programs are compatible with archives created by PKWARE's PKZIP and PKUNZIP for MS-DOS.
(1995-03-06)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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