What is the difference between .taz and .ods?
- Extension
- .taz
- .ods
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- GNU
- Oracle
- Description
- A TAZ file is essentially a compressed archive created using the Unix-based Tar archiving utility, with compression applied through the compress program. The "tar" part of the filename stands for "tape archive," reflecting the utility's origins in backing up data to tape drives, while the "z" indicates that the archive has been compressed using the Lempel-Ziv (LZ) algorithm to reduce its size.
- A spreadsheet file developed by Calc program that is part of the Apache OpenOffice suite. It contains data in rows and column and is formatted using the OASIS OpenDocument XML-based standard.
- MIME Type
- application/x-compressed
- application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
- Sample
- sample.ods
- Wikipedia
- .taz on Wikipedia
- .ods on Wikipedia