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Details for: GZIP Format

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Summary
Name	GZIP Format
Version
Other names
Identifiers	MIME: application/gzip Apple Uniform Type Identifier: org.gnu.gnu-zip-archive PUID: x-fmt/266
Family
Classification	Aggregate
Disclosure
Description	An archive format primarily for Unix/Linux operating systems and which utilizes the GNU zip (gzip) compression method.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	Can contain RData (Binary) Can contain RData (ASCII) Can contain Gnumeric Can contain Ableton Live Set (8.2.1 onwards)
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	02 Aug 2005
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://fileinfo.com/extension/gz https://filext.com/file-extension/GZ