An executable program that contains one or more compressed files, and when run, it automatically decompresses them (self extracting). Abbreviated "SFX," the archive combines the decompression program with the compressed files and is a common way to distribute compressed data without concern whether the recipient user has the appropriate decompression utility. See archive and data compression.
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