1. Z ‐ Data Recovery Glossary
Zip – To compress a chosen file into an archive so that it occupies less disk space.
Zip archive – An archive of one or more Zip‐compressed files. When used as a noun,
Zip is usually capitalized. Compressed files can come in many formats besides Zip.
Zip file – A Zip archive that Windows presents as a single file. In general, the
contents cannot be accessed unless the archive is decompressed.
Zoned Recording – Increases the number of sectors on the outer tracks of the drive
since the circumference of the outside tracks is greater. This type of recording
affords more disk capacity because there can be more sectors on the larger outer
tracks than would be possible if the number of sectors per track were constant for
the whole drive.