Compressed file

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000804",
  "term": "Compressed file",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "term_source": "Compressed File",
  "definition": "1. A file reduced in size through the application of a compression algorithm, commonly performed to save disk space. The act of compressing a file makes it unreadable to most programs until the file is uncompressed.\n\n2. A file reduced in size through the application of a compression algorithm, commonly performed to save disk space. The act of compressing a file will make it unreadable to most programs until the file is uncompressed. Most common compression utilities are PKZIP and WinZip with an extension of .zip.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1",
    "NIST SP 800-72",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/compressed-file/"
}