Don’t understand this.
Comment on There are basically 4 types of files : text, image, audio and audio visual, right ?
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
Someone will probably correct me – but the funny thing is that stuff like docx and xls are just a zipped/tarballed collection of different kinds of files. So I would add whatever the official term for “zipped/tarballed” to your list.
LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc 2 weeks ago
droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Compressed files. Files that contain other files in a form that takes less space but needs more processing to access
DisguisedJoker@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Try renaming a docx file extension to zip. Then open the file, you’ll see that there are other files (mostly XML) inside. The docx is a container.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Sometimes you can just unzip a .exe file and it’s got a bunch of smaller files inside
Also Java’s .jar files are literally just .zip files with a different name
Lots of video files are just a group of files smashed together pretending to be one single file. Like video, audio, subtitles, a little text file with some descriptive info in it…
Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
“Archive” is probably the word you’re looking for.