What is "zip"

Zip \Zip\, v. i. To make, or move with, such a sound.

Zip \Zip\ (z[i^]p), n. [Imitative.] A hissing or sibilant sound such as that made by a flying bullet.

1963, in U.S. postal ZIP code, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, no doubt chosen with conscious echo of zip (v.1).

"move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Meaning "close with a zipper" is from 1932. Related: Zipped; zipping.

"zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; compare zilch.

"to close or fasten by means of a zipper," 1932, back-formation from zipper (n.). Related: Zipped; zipping; zipless.

"sound of something moving rapidly," 1875, imitative. Zip gun "homemade pistol" first recorded 1950.

Etymology 1 interj. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air. n. 1 The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air. 2 Energy; vigor; vim. 3 (context British NZ English) A zip fastener. 4 Zero; nothing. 5 A trip on a zipline. 6 (context computing informal English) A zip file. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To close with a zip fastener. 2 (context transitive figuratively English) To close as if with a zip fastener. 3 (context transitive computing English) To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format. 4 (context intransitive English) (''followed by a preposition'') To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound. 5 (context intransitive colloquial English) (''followed by a preposition'') To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place). 6 (context transitive English) To make (something) move quickly Etymology 2

n. 1 (context US English) Shortened form of ZIP code, the US postal code. 2 (context US English) Any postal code, for any country.

1. v. close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: zip up, zipper] [ant: unzip]

2. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, hurry]

3. [also: zipping, zipped]

1. n. a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch]

2. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: slide fastener, zipper, zip-fastener]

3. [also: zipping, zipped]

Zip, Zips or ZIP may refer to:

• Zipper or zip, a device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric together
• ZIP code, the USPS Zone Improvement Plan used in postal addresses in the United States

Žíp is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

ZIP is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression. A .ZIP file may contain one or more files or directories that may have been compressed. The .ZIP file format permits a number of compression algorithms, though DEFLATE is the most common. This format was originally created in 1989 by Phil Katz, and was first implemented in PKWARE, Inc.'s PKZIP utility, as a replacement for the previous ARC compression format by Thom Henderson. The .ZIP format is now supported by many software utilities other than PKZIP. Microsoft has included built-in .ZIP support (under the name "compressed folders") in versions of Microsoft Windows since 1998. Apple has included built-in .ZIP support in Mac OS X 10.3 (via BOMArchiveHelper, now Archive Utility) and later. Most free operating systems have built in support for .ZIP in similar manners to Windows and Mac OS X.

.ZIP files generally use the file extensions ".zip" or ".ZIP" and the MIME media type application/zip. ZIP is used as a base file format by many programs, usually under a different name. When navigating a file system via a user interface, graphical icons representing .ZIP files often appear as a document or other object prominently featuring a zipper.

Zip was a Canadian discount airline headquartered in Hangar 101 at Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta. It was launched by Air Canada as a no-frills subsidiary in September 2002. It operated a fleet of 12 Boeing 737 aircraft, each painted in a bright, neon colour ( blue, fuchsia, green, and orange) with a single class of service. The subsidiary was headed by former WestJet CEO, Steve Smith.

As a direct competition to Canada's leading low-cost carrier WestJet, Zip flew mostly between the western cities of Abbotsford, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg.

Zip ceased operations in September 2004 when Air Canada resumed a full schedule on its western routes.

Zip, sometimes known as "Zip Zap Boing" or "Zip Zap Zop" is a game often used as a theatre preparation exercise and sometimes as an elimination game.

The rules of this game have many variations. The most basic form of the game involves a circle of people sending a "clap" or "impulse" or "ball of energy" to each other in turn, saying the word "zip" each time. Other moves such as "zap" send the clap in different directions.

The game structure is folkloric and has differing rules and names in different places. When used as an elimination game, often the last three remaining are usually considered the winners of the game.

Detailed rules cannot be supplied here as almost every practitioner of the game uses a different set of rules.

Though an example of a set of rules would include actions like "Zoom", "Catch and Roll" and "Reflector".

Zip is a weekly men's magazine published in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 1 March 2013 as a sister title to Loaded and was published by Blue Publishing for nine issues before being sold to OOHYEAH Publishing. The original owners of Zip launched the title to take on rival titles Zoo and Nuts which are aimed at the same demographic, and contains similar content.