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GZIP

Summary

GZIP is a file format[1].

Key Facts

  • GZIP's instance of is recorded as file format[2].
  • GZIP's developer is recorded as Jean-Loup Gailly[3].
  • GZIP's developer is recorded as Mark Adler[4].
  • GZIP's official website is recorded as http://www.gzip.org[5].
  • GZIP's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/synalysis/Grammars/master/gzip.grammar[6].
  • GZIP's described at URL is recorded as https://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/repository/files/GZip.bt[7].
  • GZIP's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haypo/hachoir3/master/hachoir/parser/archive/gzip_parser.py[8].
  • GZIP's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/master/archive/gzip.ksy[9].
  • GZIP's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wader/fq/master/format/gzip/gzip.go[10].
  • GZIP's media type is recorded as application/gzip[11].
  • GZIP's media type is recorded as application/x-gzip[12].
  • GZIP's file extension is recorded as gz[13].
  • GZIP's file extension is recorded as gzip[14].
  • GZIP's file extension is recorded as tgz[15].
  • GZIP's described by source is recorded as RFC 1952: GZIP file format specification version 4.3[16].
  • GZIP's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122ntww9[17].
  • GZIP's PRONOM file format ID is recorded as x-fmt/266[18].
  • GZIP's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as Gzip[19].
  • GZIP's Uniform Type Identifier is recorded as org.gnu.gnu-zip-archive[20].
  • GZIP's file format identification pattern is recorded as 1F8B08[21].
  • GZIP's GitHub topic is recorded as gzip[22].
  • GZIP's NARA File Format Preservation Plan ID is recorded as NF00204[23].
  • GZIP's MacPorts port is recorded as gzip[24].

Body

Designation and Status

GZIP's instance of is recorded as file format[2].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . TrID. mark0.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . RFC 6713: The 'application/zlib' and 'application/gzip' Media Types. mark0.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . TrID. mark0.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . TrID. mark0.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . developer.apple.com. Retrieved . developer.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . TrID. mark0.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). GZIP. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gzip
MLA “GZIP.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gzip.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gzip_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GZIP}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gzip}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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