DeflateZIP
DeflateZIP is a non-formal term used to describe the common practice of storing data in a ZIP archive with the Deflate compression method applied to each file entry. It is not a separate file format, but a usage pattern within the ZIP container.
Deflate is a lossless compression algorithm that uses LZ77 matching followed by Huffman coding. In ZIP archives,
A DeflateZIP archive includes per-entry compressed data plus a local file header for each entry, and a
Advantages of DeflateZIP include broad compatibility across operating systems and software, a favorable balance of compression
Limitations and considerations include reduced effectiveness on already compressed data, potential risk of data corruption if