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file compression utility

file compression utility

[′fīl kəm‚presh·ən yü‚til·əd·ē]
(computer science)
A utility program that encodes files so that they take up less space in storage. Also known as file compression program.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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