What is a .ZL file?
A .ZL file is a type of file that has been compressed (made smaller) using Zlib, which is a free program that anyone can use to compress and decompress files. Zlib works by using a special method called the DEFLATE compression algorithm to make files smaller. This is useful because it means files take up less space on your computer or can be sent over the internet more quickly because they are smaller.
However, not all programs that usually open or make files smaller (like WinRAR or 7-Zip) can work with .ZL files. This is because .ZL files are a specific kind of compressed file that only Zlib knows how to handle properly.
To open a .ZL file, you would need to use the Zlib program itself. Zlib is the main tool that can open, view, or decompress these .ZL files back into their original form before they were made smaller.
It's also interesting to note that Zlib is so useful and well-made that it was included in version 1.1 of the Java Development Kit (JDK). The JDK is a set of tools that programmers use to create programs in the Java programming language, and including Zlib means that these programmers can easily make their Java programs work with .ZL files or use Zlib's compression methods in their own projects.
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