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Gzip vs Taxonomy - What's the difference?

gzip | taxonomy |

As a verb gzip

is (computing) to compress using the (gzip) program.

As a noun taxonomy is

the science or the technique used to make a classification.

gzip

English

Verb

(gzipp)
  • (computing) To compress using the (gzip) program.
  • * 2000 , Dee-Ann LeBlanc, General Linux I: exam prep
    • One way to deal with this issue is to add the compress command, which gzips the old logs as they are rotated.
  • * 2007 , Steve Souders, High performance web sites: essential knowledge for frontend engineers (page 30)
    • Image and PDF files should not be gzipped' because they are already compressed. Trying to ' gzip them not only wastes CPU resources, it can also potentially increase file sizes.
  • * 2010 , Nicholas C. Zakas, High Performance JavaScript (page 171)
    • Therefore, using the YUI Compressor in combination with gzipping always gives the best results.

    Antonyms

    * gunzip

    taxonomy

    English

    (wikipedia taxonomy)

    Noun

    (taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology