"RAR" meaning in English

See RAR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} RAR
  1. (computing) Acronym of Roshal Archive, a proprietary data compression format. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Roshal Archive (extra: a proprietary data compression format)
    Sense id: en-RAR-en-name-wb2ny-Uc Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 48 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 37 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 44 3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: RARs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} RAR (plural RARs)
  1. (computing) A RAR file. Derived forms: unrar
    Sense id: en-RAR-en-noun-avvFs2Xc Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 48 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 44 3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. Initialism of railroad accident report. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: railroad accident report
    Sense id: en-RAR-en-noun-YQrxe8hC

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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