a computer file that has been made smaller so that it is easier to store and move 压缩文件,压缩文档
From Longman Business Dictionary
zip fileˈzip fileCOMPUTING
a file that has been COMPRESSED (=made smaller) by changing the information in it into a special code, so that it uses less space when you store it. To read or use the file, you change it back into its original form
I was sent the work in the form of a compressed zip file.