archive
As a noun, an "archive" is the place on an Internet host where files are stored. It is also a file that contains a number of compressed files. As a verb, "archive" means to compress a number of files into one file for storage and transmittal (a process called "archiving").
See also : FTP file compression
NetLingo Classification: Technical Terms
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