Malformed ZIP files can be used by attackers to bypass security filters. Tactics include ZIP Steganography (hiding data in extra fields) or creating "concatenated" ZIPs to confuse antivirus parsers. 2. Biological Research: ZIP Proteins
The term "ZIP" frequently appears in peer-reviewed biological papers, which may be the context of your "detailed paper" request.
Most ZIP files use the DEFLATE algorithm , which reduces file size by replacing redundant data patterns with shorter codes.