Meanings
verbgunzip (third-person singular simple present gunzips, present participle gunzipping, simple past and past participle gunzipped)
present singular third person gunzips · participle present gunzipping · participle past gunzipped · past gunzipped
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From the name of the software program, originally short for GNU unzip.
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Cite this entry
APA
gunzip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunzip
MLA
“gunzip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunzip. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunzip,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunzip.
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