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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.
 
'''[[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==
 
==List==
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===#===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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|-
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| !BT || Incomplete BitTorrent download file<ref>http://dotwhat.net/safeurl/10878</ref> || BitTorrent ||
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|-
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| !QB || Incomplete qBittorrent download file<ref>https://x64.us/s-217162-file-extension</ref> || qBittorrent ||
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|-
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| !UT || Incomplete uTorrent download file<ref>http://fileinfo.com/extension/!ut</ref> || uTorrent ||
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|}
 
===A===
 
===A===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
|-
 
|-
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| ABW || [[AbiWord]] document || Example ||
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| ABW || Document || [[AbiWord]] ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| AES || Encrypted file (Advanced Encryption Standard) ||  ||
 
| AES || Encrypted file (Advanced Encryption Standard) ||  ||
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|-
 
|-
 
| BAT || Windows Command-line batch job file || Command Prompt || Windows
 
| BAT || Windows Command-line batch job file || Command Prompt || Windows
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|-
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| BMP || Bitmap image file ||  ||
 
|}
 
|}
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|-
 
|-
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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|-
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| CAB || Cabinet file - file archive used for multiple purposes ||  || Windows and Windows Mobile (readable on Mac and GNU/Linux)
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|-
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| CFG || Program configuration file ||  || Windows & GNU/Linux
 
|-
 
|-
 
| CMD || Windows Command-line batch job file || Command Prompt || Windows
 
| CMD || Windows Command-line batch job file || Command Prompt || Windows
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| DAT || Data file for an OS or program, not for direct user access || || Windows
 
| DAT || Data file for an OS or program, not for direct user access || || Windows
 
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|-
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| DOC || Document file || [[Microsoft Word]], [[Open Office]], AbiWord, etc.
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| DOC || Document file || [[Microsoft Word]], [[Open Office]], AbiWord, etc. ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| DOCX || Document file in the form of compressed XML || [[Microsoft Word]]
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| DOCX || Document file in the form of compressed XML || [[Microsoft Word]] ||
 
|}
 
|}
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
|-
 
|-
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| Example || Example || Example ||
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| EPUB || Open XML-based e-book || ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| EXE || [[Executable file]] (Binary) ||  || Windows
 
| EXE || [[Executable file]] (Binary) ||  || Windows
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| FLV || Flash Video || Adobe Flash Player ||
 
| FLV || Flash Video || Adobe Flash Player ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| Example || Example || Example
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| FMT || Format File || WinRAR and FoxPro
 
|}
 
|}
 
===G===
 
===G===
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| GIF || Graphics Interchange Format image file ||  ||
 
| GIF || Graphics Interchange Format image file ||  ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| Example || Example || Example ||
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| GMO || GNU machine object file || || GNU/Linux
 
|}
 
|}
 
===H===
 
===H===
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
|-
 
|-
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| HTML || Hypertext Markup Language || Web browsers !! All major systems ||
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| H || Header source code file for C, C++ or Objective-C<ref>http://fileinfo.com/extension/h</ref>  || Microsoft Visual Studio, text editors, Eclipse IDE for C Developers, etc || Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux
 
|-
 
|-
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| Example || Example || Example ||
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| HTML || Hypertext Markup Language || Web browsers || All major systems
 
|}
 
|}
 
===I===
 
===I===
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|-
 
|-
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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|-
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| ICO || Icon file (image)  ||  ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| INI || Initialization file  ||  ||
 
| INI || Initialization file  ||  ||
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|-
 
|-
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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|-
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| JAR  || Java archive file used by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) || Java ||
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|-
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| JAVA  || Java source code file || Java ||
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|-
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| JPE  || '''J'''oint '''P'''hotographic '''E'''xperts '''G'''roup compression standard image file ||  ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| JPEG  || '''J'''oint '''P'''hotographic '''E'''xperts '''G'''roup compression standard image file  ||  ||
 
| JPEG  || '''J'''oint '''P'''hotographic '''E'''xperts '''G'''roup compression standard image file  ||  ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| JPG  || '''J'''oint '''P'''hotographic '''E'''xperts '''G'''roup compression standard image file ||  ||
 
| JPG  || '''J'''oint '''P'''hotographic '''E'''xperts '''G'''roup compression standard image file ||  ||
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|-
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| JPE  || '''J'''oint '''P'''hotographic '''E'''xperts '''G'''roup compression standard image file ||  ||
      
|}
 
|}
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
|-
 
|-
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|   ||   ||   ||
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| KDZ || Virus definition file || Kaspersky ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
|  ||  ||  ||
 
|  ||  ||  ||
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|-
 
| LNK || Shortcut to local file for web address ||  ||
 
| LNK || Shortcut to local file for web address ||  ||
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|-
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| LOG || Program or system log file ||  ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| LTX || LaTeX Source Document ||  ||
 
| LTX || LaTeX Source Document ||  ||
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|-
 
| MD5 || MD5 checksum file  ||  ||
 
| MD5 || MD5 checksum file  ||  ||
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|-
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| MOBI || E-book file ||  ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| MP3 || MPEG audio stream (layer 3) file ||  ||
 
| MP3 || MPEG audio stream (layer 3) file ||  ||
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|-
 
| PAGES || Document ||  ||  
 
| PAGES || Document ||  ||  
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|-
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| PDB || Database or E-book file ||  || Windows, Palm OS, most e-readers
 
|-
 
|-
 
| PDF || [[Portable Document Format]] || [[Adobe Reader]], [[Adobe Acrobat]]  || Windows, Mac OS
 
| PDF || [[Portable Document Format]] || [[Adobe Reader]], [[Adobe Acrobat]]  || Windows, Mac OS
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|-
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| PHP || Hypertext Preprocessor code || Most web browsers  || Major systems
 
|-
 
|-
 
| PNG  || Portable Network Graphics image ||  ||
 
| PNG  || Portable Network Graphics image ||  ||
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|-
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| PRC  || Executable file (Palm OS) or 3D models and assemblies file (Adobe) ||  ||
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|-
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| PTT  || Presentation file || Microsoft Powerpoint, OpenOffice, WPS Office, etc. ||
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|-
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| PTTX  || Presentation file || Microsoft Powerpoint, WPS Office, etc. ||
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|-
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| PUB  || Publication file || Microsoft Publisher ||
 
|}
 
|}
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===Q===
 
===Q===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
 
|-
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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|-
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| RAR || Compressed archive file || WinRAR, 7-Zip, PeaZip, etc || Wincows, Mac, GNU/Linux, Android
 
|-
 
|-
 
| RTF || Rich Text file  || WordPad, Microsoft Word, Open Office, etc  ||
 
| RTF || Rich Text file  || WordPad, Microsoft Word, Open Office, etc  ||
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
|-
 
|-
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| TEX || LaTeX Source Document ||  ||
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| TAR || Consolidated Unix file archive ||  || GNU/Linux
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|-
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| TEX || LaTeX source document ||  ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| TXT || [[Text file|Plain text]] file  ||  ||
 
| TXT || [[Text file|Plain text]] file  ||  ||
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|-
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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|-
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| VBS || Visual Basic Script  ||  || Windows
 
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|-
 
| VOB || Video Object || Optical media disks  ||
 
| VOB || Video Object || Optical media disks  ||
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|}
 
|}
 
===W===
 
===W===
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|-
 
| XLSX  || Spreadsheet file (Compressed XML)  || Microsoft Excel, WPS Office, etc  ||
 
| XLSX  || Spreadsheet file (Compressed XML)  || Microsoft Excel, WPS Office, etc  ||
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| XML  || Extensible Markup Language - data transfer file  ||  ||
 
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|-
 
| XPS || Page Layout File (similar to PDF, replaced EMF)<ref>http://fileinfo.com/extension/xps</ref> ||  || Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux
 
| XPS || Page Layout File (similar to PDF, replaced EMF)<ref>http://fileinfo.com/extension/xps</ref> ||  || Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux
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