When you unzip something which is fastened by a zip or when it unzips, you open it by pulling open the zip. James unzipped his bag This padded changing bag unzips to form a convenient and comfortable mat for nappy changing
To unzip a computer file means to open a file that has been compressed. Unzip the icons into a sub-directory
To decompress a file (usually text) using PKUNZIP or WinZip, two popular programs
A method for uncompressing files on a PC after downloading them from the Internet Many files are stored on servers in a compressed format, 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 WinZip and pkunzip are popular free software programs that will uncompress files
To unzip a file means to decompress, or expand a file that has been made smaller using a compression utility