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A method for uncompressing files after downloading them from the Internet. Many files are stored on servers (see Server)in a compressed format (see Compression), making them take up less disk space, and reducing the time it takes for you to download them. You must decompresses these files to make them usable by your computer. Stuffit (see StuffIt Expander), WinZip and pkunzip are popular free software programs that will uncompress files.

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