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In the context of ZIP files, archiving refers to collecting several files together in one carrier *.ZIP file, the way class.zip collects various classes in one file. Archiving does not necessarily imply compression, but rather often connotes uncompressed.

The term also applies to any large inactive collection of information, usually in compressed form, for example the Sun Archives of all obsolete versions of the JDK (Java Development Kit) and JRE (Java Runtime Environment).

It can also mean just a collection of files, usually open to the public to download.

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Oracle’s Technetwork JRE/JDK Archives

7-zip
compression
compression utilities
GZIP
JAR
jar.exe
JDK
JRE
pack200.exe
PKZIP
RPM
WinRAR
WinZip
Zip
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