Editing PKZIP (section)


{{Short description|File archiving software}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{primary sources|date=July 2008}}
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|screenshot              = Pkzip-2.04g-dos.png
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|caption                 = PKZIP 2.04g for DOS, circa 1993
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|author                  = [[Phil Katz]]
|developer               = PKWARE Inc
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|genre                   = archiving and data compression tool
|license                 = [[proprietary software|proprietary]]
|website                 = http://www.pkware.com/
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'''PKZIP''' is a [[File archiver|file archiving]] [[computer program]], notable for introducing the popular [[ZIP (file format)|ZIP]] file format.  PKZIP was first introduced for [[MS-DOS]] on the [[IBM-PC compatible]] platform in 1989.  Since then versions have been released for a number of other architectures and operating systems. PKZIP was originally written by [[Phil Katz]] and marketed by his company [[PKWARE, Inc]] starting in 1986. The company bears his initials: "PK".