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Unzipped
Definitions
- 1 Not zipped (closed with a zip fastener). not-comparable
"She threw the unzipped backpack outside, and when I ran out to get it, because I was worried about my homework blowing away, she locked and bolted the door."
- 2 Lacking a zip code. not-comparable
"New computer-driven postal machinery will speed up the processing of mail that is properly addressed with zip code, but may possibly delay mail that lacks the zip code. […] But woe betide a letter that lacks the zip code! For unzipped mail, the clerk punches a button that shunts the letter aside for later processing by hand."
- 3 Not zipped (compressed into a single and often smaller file, especially a zip file). not-comparable
"To zip a file or directory with gzip: / […] / 2. gzip zipadeedoodah.tar / Type gzip followed by the name of the file or directory to gzip. The zipped file will replace the unzipped version and will have a new .gz extension. / ✓ Tips / […] / ▪ If you want to keep a copy of the original, unzipped file, try gzip -c filetogzip > compressed.gz."
- 1 simple past and past participle of unzip form-of, participle, past
Etymology
From unzip + -ed.
From un- + zip + -ed.
From un- + zipped.
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