gzip

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/ˈd͡ʒiːzɪp/

verb

To compress using the gzip program.

Opposite
gunzip
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Meanings

verbgzip (third-person singular simple present gzips, present participle gzipping, simple past and past participle gzipped)

present singular third person gzips · participle present gzipping · participle past gzipped · past gzipped

  1. transitivecomputingTo compress using the gzip program.

    Therefore, using the YUI Compressor in combination with gzipping always gives the best results.

    2010, Nicholas C. Zakas, High Performance JavaScript, page 171
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    One way to deal with this issue is to add the compress command, which gzips the old logs as they are rotated.

    2000, Dee-Ann LeBlanc, General Linux I: exam prep

    Image and PDF files should not be gzipped because they are already compressed. Trying to gzip them not only wastes CPU resources, it can also potentially increase file sizes.

    2007, Steve Souders, High performance web sites: essential knowledge for frontend engineers, page 30

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
gunzip

Origin

From the name of the software program, originally short for GNU zip.

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Cite this entry
APA

gzip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gzip

MLA

“gzip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gzip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gzip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gzip.

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