A popular Windows-based utility for archiving files in the ZIP format from WinZip Computing, Inc., Bristol CT (www.winzip.com), formerly Nico Mac Computing. In 2004, Version 9.0 was the first WinZip to support the 256-bit AES cipher for encrypting files. It also did away with previous ZIP file size restrictions. See Zip file.
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