To decompress, or pull out, files from a compressed form. When you extract a file, an uncompressed copy of the file is placed in the folder you specify. The original file remains in the compressed folder. Compressed files frequently have a .zip file name extension.
— Computer ScienceTo build a DAC package file that contains the definitions of all the objects in an existing database, as well as instance objects that are associated with the database.
— Computer ScienceA data synopsis from a given system which is passed to another system to complete processing.
— Computer Science