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Details: File format summary
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7Zip format
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Summary
Name
7Zip format
Version
Other names
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/484
Family
Classification
Aggregate
Disclosure
Description
An archive format associated with the 7-Zip application. Its default compression method is LZMA, but it supports other compression methods as well.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats
None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by
None.
Supported by
None.
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date
18 Dec 2012
Source description
04/2024 (v.118): Description and links added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Last updated
17 Apr 2024
Note
https://7-zip.org/7z.html https://filext.com/file-extension/7Z https://fileinfo.com/extension/7z
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