DocumentID: ECMA-376/Part2/9.2
Title: ECMA-376, Part2: 9.2 Mapping to a ZIP Archive
Extracted-From: ECMA-376 Office Open XML File Formats, 1st Edition / December 2006
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9.2 Mapping to a ZIP Archive

This Open Packaging specification defines a mapping for the ZIP archive format. Future versions of this Open Packaging specification might provide additional mappings.

A ZIP archive is a ZIP file as defined in the ZIP file format specification excluding all elements of that specification related to encryption, decryption, or digital signatures. A ZIP archive contains ZIP items. [Note: ZIP items become files when the archive is unzipped. When users unzip a ZIP-based package, they see a set of files and folders that reflects the parts in the package and their hierarchical naming structure. end note]

Table 9--2, Package model components and their physical representations, shows the various components of the package model and their corresponding physical representation in a ZIP archive.

Table 9--2. Package model components and their physical representations

• 9.2.1 Mapping Part Data
• 9.2.2 ZIP Item Names
• 9.2.3 Mapping Part Names to ZIP Item Names
• 9.2.4 Mapping ZIP Item Names to Part Names
• 9.2.5 ZIP Package Limitations
• 9.2.6 Mapping Part Content Type
• 9.2.7 Mapping the Growth Hint
• 9.2.8 Late Detection of ZIP Items Unfit for Streaming Consumption
• 9.2.9 ZIP Format Clarifications for Packages