Glossary of common digital File Formats
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A file formats
- ACE
- ACE Archiver compression file.
- AIF
- Audio Interchange File used with SGI and Macintosh applications.
- ANI
- Animated cursors used in Microsoft Windows.
- API
- Application Program Interface.
- ART
- Clipart.
- ASC
- ASCII text file.
- ASM
- Assembler code.
- ASP
- Microsoft Active Server Page.
- AVI
- Audio/Video Interleaved used for Windows based movies.
B file formats
- BAK
- Backup Files.
- BAS
- BASIC programming language sourcecode.
- BAT
- MS-DOS batch file.
- BFC
- Briefcase document used in Windows.
- BIN
- Binary File.
- BIN
- MacBinary-encoded files.
- BMP
- Bitmap format.
- BUD
- Backup Disk for Quicken by Intuit.
- BZ2
- Bzip2-compressed files.
C file formats
- CAT
- Security Catalog file.
- CBL
- Cobol code.
- CBT
- Computer Based Training.
- CDA
- Compact Disc Audio Track.
- CDT
- Corel Draw Template file.
- CFML
- ColdFusion Markup Language.
- CGI
- Common Gateway Interface. Web based programs and scripts.
- CHM
- Compiled HTML Help files used by Windows.
- CLASS
- Javascript Class file.
- CLP
- Windows Clipboard file.
- CMD
- Dos Command File.
- COM
- Command File.
- CPL
- Control panel item – The settings in Control Panels represent CPL files in the Windows\System folder.
- CPP
- C++ programming language source code.
- CSS
- Cascading Style Sheet. Creates a common style reference for a set of web pages.
- CSV
- Comma Separated Values format.
- CMF
- Corel Metafile.
- CUR
- Cursor in Microsoft Windows
D file formats
- DAO
- Registry Backup file for Windows registry.
- DAT
- Data file.
- DD
- Compressed Archive by Macintosh DiskDoubler.
- DEB
- Debian packages.
- DEV
- Device Driver.
- DIC
- Dictionary file.
- DIR
- Macromedia Director file.
- DLL
- Dynamic Linked Library. Microsoft application file.
- DOC
- Document format for Word Perfect and Microsoft Word.
- DOT
- Microsoft Word Template.
- DRV
- Device Driver.
- DS
- TWAIN Data source file.
- DUN
- Dial-up networking configuration file.
- DWG
- Autocad drawing.
- DXF
- Autocad drawing exchange format file.
E file formats
- EMF
- Enhanced Windows Metafile.
- EML
- Microsoft Outlook e-mail file.
- EPS
- Encapsulated PostScript supported by most graphics programs.
- EPS2
- Adobe PostScript Level II Encapsulated Postscript.
- EXE
- DOS based executable file which is also known as a program.
F file formats
- FFL
- Microsoft Fast Find file.
- FFO
- Microsoft Fast Find file.
- FLA
- Macromedia Flash movie format.
- FNT
- Font file.
G file formats
- GIF
- Graphics Interchange Format that supports animation. Created by CompuServe and used primarily for web use.
- GID
- Windows global index. Contains the index information used by “Help” in Windows.
- GRP
- Microsoft Program Manager Group.
- GZ
- Unix compressed file.
H file formats
- HEX
- Macintosh binary hex(binhex) file.
- HLP
- Standard help file.
- HT
- HyperTerminal files.
- HQX
- Macintosh binary hex(binhex) file.
- HTM
- Hyper Text Markup. This markup language is used for web design.
- HTML
- Hyper Text Markup Language. This markup language is used for web design.
I file formats
- ICL
- Icon Library File.
- ICM
- Image Color Matching profile.
- ICO
- Microsoft icon image.
- INF
- Information file used in Windows.
- INI
- Initialization file used in Windows.
J file formats
- JAR
- Java Archive. A compressed java file format.
- JPEG
- Compression scheme supported by most graphics programs and used predominantly for web use.
- JPG
- More common extension for JPEG described above.
- JS
- JavaScript File – A text file containing JavaScript programming code.
K file formats
L file formats
- LAB
- Microsoft Excel mailing labels.
- LGO
- Windows 9x start-up logo.
- LIT
- eBooks in Microsoft Reader format.
- LNK
- Windows 9x shortcut file.
- LOG
- Application log file.
- LSP
- Autocad(visual) lisp program.
M file formats
- MAQ
- Microsoft Access Query.
- MAR
- Microsoft Access Report.
- MDB
- Microsoft Access DataBase File.
- MDL
- Rose model file. Opens with Visual Modeler or Rational Rose.
- MID
- MIDI music file.
- MOD
- Microsoft Windows 9.x kernel module.
- MOV
- Quicktime movie.
- MP3
- MPEG Audio Layer 3.
- MPEG
- Animation file format.
- MPP
- Microsoft Project File.
- MSG
- Microsoft Outlook message file.
- MSG
- Fidonet messages.
N file formats
- NCF
- Netware command File.
- NLM
- Netware loadable Module.
O file formats
- O
- Object file, used by linkers.
- OCX
- ActiveX Control: A component of the Windows environment.
- OGG
- Ogg Vorbis digitally encoded music file.
- OST
- Microsoft Exchange/Outlook offline file.
P file formats
- PAK
- WAD file that contains information about levels, settings, maps, etc for Quake and Doom.
- PCL
- Printer Control Language file. PCL is a Page Description Language developed by HP.
- PCT
- Macintosh drawing format.
- Portable Document File by Adobe. Viewable in a web browser or with Adobe Acrobat.
- Printer Description File. Provides printer support for certain applications.
- PDR
- Port driver for windows 95. It is actually a virtual device driver (vxd).
- PHP
- Web page that contains a PHP script.
- PHTML
- Web page that contains a PHP script
- PIF
- Program Information File
- PIF
- Vector graphics GDF file(IBM Mainframe)
- PIF
- Macintosh Compressed archive
- PL
- Perl source code file.
- PM
- Perl Module.
- PM3
- PageMaker 3.0 document.
- PM4
- PageMaker 4.0 document.
- PM5
- PageMaker 5.0 document.
- PM6
- PageMaker 6.0 document.
- PNG
- Portable Network Graphic file.
- POL
- System Policy file for Windows NT.
- POT
- Microsoft PowerPoint design template.
- PPD
- PostScript Printer description file used in Macintosh and Windows operating systems to provide printer specific features to a driver.
- PPS
- Microsoft PowerPoint slide show.
- PPT
- Microsoft PowerPoint presentation(default extension).
- PRN
- A print file created as the result of "printing to file".
- PS
- PostScript file.
- PSD
- Native Adobe Photoshop format.
- PSP
- Paint Shop Pro image.
- PST
- Personal Folder File for Microsoft Outlook.
- PUB
- Microsoft Publisher document.
- PWL
- Windows Password list file.
Q file formats
- QIF
- Quicken Import file.
R file formats
- RAM
- RealAudio Metafile.
- RAR
- RAR compressed archive created by Eugene Roshall.
- RAW
- Raw File Format.
- RDO
- Raster Document Object. Proprietary file type used on Xerox Digipath Scan and Makeready workstations.
- REG
- Registry file that contains registry settings.
- RM
- RealAudio video file.
- RPM
- RedHat Package Manager.
- RSC
- Standard resource file.
- RTF
- Rich Text Format.
S file formats
- SCR
- Screen Saver file.
- SEA
- Self-extracting archive for Macintosh Stuffit files.
- SGML
- Standard Generalized Markup Language.
- SH
- Unix shell script.
- SHTML
- HTML file that supports Server Side Includes(SSI).
- SIT
- Compressed Macintosh Stuffit files.
- SMD
- SEGA mega drive ROM file.
- SVG
- Adobe scalable vector graphics file.
- SWF
- Shockwave Flash file by Macromedia.
- SWP
- DOS swap file.
- SYS
- Windows system file used for hardware configuration or drivers
T file formats
- TAR
- Unix Tape Archive.
- TGA
- Targa bitmap.
- TIFF
- Tagged Image File Format. Universal graphics format supported by most graphics applications.
- TMP
- Windows temporary file.
- TTF
- True Type font.
- TXT
- Text Format.
U file formats
- UDF
- Uniqueness Definition File. Used for Windows unattended installations.
- UUE
- UU-encoded file.
V file formats
- VBX
- Microsoft Visual basic extension.
- VM
- Virtual Memory file.
- VXD
- Windows 9x virtual device driver.
W file formats
- WAV
- Waveform sound file.
- WMF
- Windows Metafile (graphics format).
- WRI
- Write Document: This is equivalent to RTF, Rich Text Format, that enables saving text with formatting information.
- WSZ
- Winamp Skin.
- XCF
- The GIMP’s native image format.
X file formats
- XIF
- Wang imaging file. Wang Image Viewer comes with Windows 95/2000.
- XIF
- Xerox Image file (same as TIFF).
- XIF
- Image file eXtended by ScanSoft is similar to TIFF and is a Pagis application format.
- XLS
- Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.
- XLT
- Microsoft Excel Template.
- XML
- Extensible markup language.
- XSL
- XML style sheet.
Y file formats
Z file formats
- ZIP
- Compressed Zip archive.
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