"gzip" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒiːzɪp/ Forms: gzips [present, singular, third-person], gzipping [participle, present], gzipped [participle, past], gzipped [past]
Etymology: From the name of the software program, originally short for GNU zip. Head templates: {{en-verb}} gzip (third-person singular simple present gzips, present participle gzipping, simple past and past participle gzipped)
  1. (transitive, computing) To compress using the gzip program. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing, File formats

Inflected forms

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