Archive file
FILE THAT IS COMPOSED OF ONE OR MORE COMPUTER FILES ALONG WITH METADATA; USED TO COLLECT MULTIPLE DATA FILES TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE FILE FOR EASIER PORTABILITY AND STORAGE, OR SIMPLY TO COMPRESS FILES TO USE LESS STORAGE SPACE
Archive formats; Archive (computing); File archive; Archive file format; Compressed archive; Archive format; Archive files; Archiver format
In computing, an archive file is a computer file that is composed of one or more files along with metadata. Archive files are used to collect multiple data files together into a single file for easier portability and storage, or simply to compress files to use less storage space.