Archive File

An Archive File is a data file that is composed of one or more computer files along with metadata.

• See: Archive File Format, Encryption, File System, Metadata, Lossless Compression, Directory Structure, Error Detection And Correction.

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References

2020

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/archive_file Retrieved:2020-6-16.
  • An archive file is a file that is composed of one or more computer files along with metadata. Archive files are used to collect multiple data files together into a single file for easier portability and storage, or simply to compress files to use less storage space. Archive files often store directory structures, error detection and correction information, arbitrary comments, and sometimes use built-in encryption.

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