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ZIP

Summary

ZIP is a file format family[1]. ZIP ranks in the top 4% of file_format_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,855 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ZIP's instance of is recorded as file format family[3].
  • ZIP's based on is recorded as DEFLATE[4].
  • ZIP's developer is recorded as Phil Katz[5].
  • ZIP's developer is recorded as PKWARE[6].
  • ZIP is a type of archive file format[7].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, ISO/IEC 21320–1:2015[8].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 6.3.2[9].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 6.3.1[10].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 6.3.0[11].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 6.2.2[12].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 6.2.1[13].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 6.2.0[14].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 6.1.0[15].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 5.2[16].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 5.1[17].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 5.0[18].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 4.6[19].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 4.5[20].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 2.7[21].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 2.5[22].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 2.1[23].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 2.0[24].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 1.1[25].
  • ZIP comprises ZIP archive file format, version 1.0[26].
  • ZIP was published on 1989[27].

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Designation and Status

ZIP's instance of is recorded as file format family[3].

Why It Matters

ZIP ranks in the top 4% of file_format_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,855 views/month).[2] ZIP has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ZIP is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Camtasia Studio 3.0 Mathematica Phil Katz Piskel PKWARE

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . support.pkware.com. Retrieved . support.pkware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ZIP. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/zip
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_zip_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ZIP}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/zip}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · TiagoLubiana · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Java archive, Web application ARchive, Open XML Paper Specification +15
    Publication date → +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Different from → .zip, zip
    Instance of → file format family
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14357]]: format_3987, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289761005|ZIP format (#289761005)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7899|EDAM Ontology]] "
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