"ZIP" meaning in English

See ZIP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ZIP
  1. (US) Initialism of Zone Improvement Plan. (see ZIP Code) Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Zone Improvement Plan (extra: see ZIP Code)
    Sense id: en-ZIP-en-name-gNggSWK6 Categories (other): American English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 24 9 32 2 2
  2. (file format, uncountable) A common file format for data compression. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): File formats
    Sense id: en-ZIP-en-name-BEyMTJ0p Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 24 9 32 2 2

Noun

Forms: ZIPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ZIP (plural ZIPs)
  1. (US) A zip code. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-ZIP-en-noun-DuHiuD~U Categories (other): American English

Noun

Forms: ZIPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ZIP (countable and uncountable, plural ZIPs)
  1. (computing, informal) A zip file. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-ZIP-en-noun-Ngu5pH8P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 26 9 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 24 9 32 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 26 6 37 1 1 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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