The term sometimes appears in server management discussions to describe compressed files of significant size (gigabyte-scale), often in relation to NetApp Filers or similar storage systems.

In some .NET development discussions, it has been mentioned in the context of caching translated web pages for faster performance.

RE: CIFS overhead with Netapp Filers - toasters - lists.teaparty.net

Could you clarify if you are trying to using this variable or if you are looking for a compression utility for large files?