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| | + | '''[[File extension]]s''' are used by [[Windows]], [[Mac OS|Macintosh]], and now sometimes [[GNU/Linux]] [[Operating system|operating systems]] to determine how each file should be used. This is a list of some such file extensions. |
| | + | ==List== |
| | + | ===A=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | ABW || [[AbiWord]] document || Example || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | Example || Example || Example|| |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===B=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | BAT || Windows Command-line batch job file || Command Prompt || Windows |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | Example || Example || Example |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |
| | + | ===C=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | CMD || Windows Command-line batch job file || Command Prompt || Windows |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | CPP || C++ source code file || Visual Studio, Eclipse, and other compilers || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | CSS || Cascading Style Sheet for websites or datasheet/file for minority program(s) || Web browsers || All major systems |
| | + | |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |
| | + | ===D=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | DAT || Data file for an OS or program, not for direct user access || || Windows |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | Example || Example || Example |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |
| | + | ===E=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | Example || Example || Example || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | Example || Example || Example || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |
| | + | ===F=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | FLV || Flash Video || Adobe Flash Player || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | Example || Example || Example |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===G=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | GIF || Graphics Interchange Format image file || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | Example || Example || Example || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===H=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | HTML || Hypertext Markup Language || Web browsers !! All major systems || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | Example || Example || Example || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===I=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===J=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===K=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===L=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===M=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===N=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===O=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===P=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===Q=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===R=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===S=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===T=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | TXT || [[Text file|Plain text]] file || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===U=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | UFO || Graphics file || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===V=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | VOB || Vidoe Object || Optical media disks || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===W=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | WAV || Audio file (Microsoft Windows RIFF WAVE) || Windows Media Player, [[VLC]], etc. || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===X=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | XCF || Image file || [[GIMP]] || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===Y=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | YC || Archive file || || |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | || || || |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ===Z=== |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| | + | |- |
| | + | ! Extention !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | | ZIP || Compressed (Zipped) folder || 7-Zip, WinZip, Pea Zip, etc. || Mac & Windows |
| | + | |} |