CAB at Computer Glossary

What is it? In Microsoft program development, a cabinet is a single file created to hold a number of compression files. A related set of cabinet files can be contained in a folder. During installation of a program, the compressed files in a cabinet are decompressed and copied to an appropriate directory for the user. A cabinet file usually has the file name suffix of .cab.

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