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|purpose=7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio, and encryption and fixity check capabilities
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|purpose=7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio
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|homepage=http://www.7-zip.org/
 
|homepage=http://www.7-zip.org/
|license=7-Zip is open source software [http://www.7-zip.org/]. Most of the source code is under the GNU LPGL license [http://www.7-zip.org/]. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization [http://www.7-zip.org/]. You don't need to register or pay for 7-zip [http://www.7-zip.org/].
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|platforms=7-zip can be utilized on multiple platforms including Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT, ME, and 98 [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp].
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|function=Fixity, Rendering, Transfer
 
|content=Container, Disk Image
 
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= Description =
 
= Description =
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp]. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp]. You don't need to register or pay for 7-zip [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp]. 7-Zip works for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT, ME, and 98 [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp].
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7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio
 
 
Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp].
 
 
 
The unRar code is under a mixed license with GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp]. Check the license for details [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp].
 
 
 
=== Platform ===
 
7-zip can be utilized on multiple platforms including Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT, ME, and 98 [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp]
 
  
 
= User Experiences =
 
= User Experiences =
7-zip can be used to open an ISO Image File[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image].
 
  
In order to secure a transfer along untrusted lines, 7-Zip can encrypt containers with AES-256.
 
  
For securing fixity: 7-Zip records checksums on compression and verifies them on decompression.
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= Development Activity =
  
7-Zip can handle containers larger than 2 GigaByte (unlike tools for the genuine ZIP format).
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And there is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/editorial/?source=psp].
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= Development Activity =
 

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