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What is it
A single-file compression format using the gzip algorithm. Often paired with TAR (.tar.gz or .tgz) to create compressed archives on Unix/Linux systems. Also used for compressing web assets (HTML, CSS, JS) for faster delivery.
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Built-in on macOS/Linux
7-Zip
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