Glossary Entry: Tarball
Quick Definition
These are archive files with the extension .tar or .tar.gz . They were created using a utility called tar, hence the nickname for the archive files it produces.
On Windows, this type of file may require a special program to be able to unpack it as Windows doesn't typically have the ability to handle this sort of archive file built in to it.
On Windows, this type of file may require a special program to be able to unpack it as Windows doesn't typically have the ability to handle this sort of archive file built in to it.
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