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Definitions of self extracting archive:

• A self extracting archive is an archive where you do not need a program, such as the File Archiver, to extract the files contained within the archive. A self extracting archive typically has a small program contained within the archive that allows the files to be extracted. A self extracting archive typically is an .EXE file. Using a self extracting archive is useful to send archived files to someone that does not have an archiving program.
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• An archived file with the filename extension .exe, indicating that when downloaded and run, it will be extracted by the decompressing program around it, without user intervention, or the need to have additional decompression software.
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