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 "name": "ARC (FreeArc)",
 "category": "archive",
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  ],
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 "status": "writable",
 "summary": "FreeArc is an open source file archiver developed by Bulat Ziganshin. The native .arc file format is not related to web archiving formats and is instead closer to a compressed zip type of archive file.",
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   "writes": true,
   "license": "GNU General Public License, version 2.0",
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  {
   "name": "Q1275912",
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   "writes": true,
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   "name": "Wikidata Q28600246",
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 "updated": "2026-10-24",
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 "samples": [],
 "claims": [],
 "verification": []
}