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Zoo (file format)
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<p>zoo is a <a href="/facts/Data_compression/gMFuY4FT">data compression</a> program and format developed by Rahul Dhesi in the mid-1980s. The format is based on the <a href="/facts/LZW/hJfgYm9j">LZW</a> compression algorithm and compressed files are identified by the .zoo file extension. It is no longer widely used. Program source code was originally published on the comp.sources.misc <a href="/facts/Usenet/lYJWFBR6">Usenet</a> newsgroup, and was compatible with a variety of <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> operating systems. Binaries were also published for the <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a> and <a href="/facts/AmigaOS/1E2k1fuN">AmigaOS</a> user communities. </p>