Translation guide
Describes a file or archive that can extract its own contents without requiring separate decompression software. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with the katakana compound 自己解凍 (jiko kaitō) or the loanword セルフエクストラクト (serufu ekusutorakuto).
Referring to a compressed file that can decompress itself when executed.
The standard technical term for 'self-extracting', commonly used in computing contexts. Literally 'self-decompression'.
このファイルは自己解凍形式です。
This file is in a self-extracting format.
自己解凍アーカイブをダウンロードしてください。
Please download the self-extracting archive.
A direct loanword from English, used in some technical documentation or software interfaces. Less common than 自己解凍.
セルフエクストラクトファイルを作成する。
Create a self-extracting file.
Literally 'automatic decompression'. Sometimes used interchangeably, but 自己解凍 is more precise for self-extracting archives.
自動解凍機能が付いています。
It has an automatic decompression feature.
自己解凍 is often used with 形式 (format), ファイル (file), or アーカイブ (archive). For example: 自己解凍形式 (self-extracting format), 自己解凍ファイル (self-extracting file).