In a general technical context, a file is a compressed archive used to bundle multiple files into one, reducing total storage size and making transfers faster.
Many journals and repositories, such as arXiv or PeerJ Computer Science , require code or supplemental data to be submitted in a compressed format like ZIP for peer review. If you need to prepare the file itself for sharing: ythj.zip
PeerJ Computer Science Archives * 2015. * 2016. * 2017. * 2018. * 2019. * 2020. * 2021. * 2022. * 2023. * 2024. * 2025. * 2026. In a general technical context, a file is