Zip disk— file storage disk available in 100MB or 250MB capacity. For Iomega’s Zip drive, an external drive added to your computer. Useful for transporting large files (to your printer, for instance) and backing up files on your hard drive..

Zip file— a .zip, or “zipped,” file. Has nothing to do with a ZIP disk. A file that has been compressed using zip software.

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