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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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<div style="width: 550px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #999; background: #ccc; margin: .5em auto .5em auto; padding: 5px;">File extensions:[[File extension list##|#]]-[[File extension list#A|A]]-[[File extension list#B|B]]-[[File extension list#C|C]]-[[File extension list#D|D]]-[[File extension list#E|E]]-[[File extension list#F|F]]-[[File extension list#G|G]]-[[File extension list#H|H]]-[[File extension list#I|I]]-[[File extension list#J|J]]-[[File extension list#K|K]]-[[File extension list#L|L]]-[[File extension list#M|M]]-[[File extension list#N|N]]-[[File extension list#O|O]]-[[File extension list#P|P]]-[[File extension list#Q|Q]]-[[File extension list#R|R]]-[[File extension list#S|S]]-[[File extension list#T|T]]-[[File extension list#U|U]]-[[File extension list#V|V]]-[[File extension list#W|W]]-[[File extension list#X|X]]-[[File extension list#Y|Y]]-[[File extension list#Z|Z]]</div>
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| 7Z || 7-Zip Compressed file || uTorrent ||
 
| 7Z || 7-Zip Compressed file || uTorrent ||
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|-
 
|}
 
|}
 
===A===
 
===A===
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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| BAK || Backup file ||  ||
 
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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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| BIN || Binary Disc Image (compressed)<ref>http://file.org/extension/bin</ref> ||  ||
 
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| BMP || Bitmap image file ||  ||  
 
| 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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| C || C/C++ Source Code file ||  || Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux
 
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| CAB || Cabinet file - file archive used for multiple purposes ||  || Windows and Windows Mobile (readable on Mac and GNU/Linux)
 
| CAB || Cabinet file - file archive used for multiple purposes ||  || Windows and Windows Mobile (readable on Mac and GNU/Linux)
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|-
 
| DBF || Database || ||
 
| DBF || Database || ||
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| DMG || Disk Image || || Mac OS X
 
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| DOC || Document file || [[Microsoft Word]], [[Open Office]], AbiWord, etc. ||
 
| DOC || Document file || [[Microsoft Word]], [[Open Office]], AbiWord, etc. ||
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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| EPS || Encapsulated PostScript file ||  ||
 
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| EPUB || Open XML-based e-book ||  ||
 
| EPUB || Open XML-based e-book ||  ||
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
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| FLA || Adobe Flash Animation || Adobe Flash Player ||
 
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| FLV || Flash Video || Adobe Flash Player ||
 
| FLV || Flash Video || Adobe Flash Player ||
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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
 
| 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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| HQX || BinHex 4.0 Encoded File<ref>http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fileextensions/f/hqxfile.htm</ref> ||  || Macintosh
 
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| HTM || Hypertext Markup Language || Web browsers || All major systems
 
| HTM || Hypertext Markup Language || Web browsers || All major systems
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| ICO || Icon file (image)  ||  ||
 
| ICO || Icon file (image)  ||  ||
 
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| INI || Initialization file  ||  ||
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| ICS || Calendar item file || Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, etc || Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux
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| INI || Initialization file  ||  || Windows
 
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| ISO || File archive, generally used to store optical disk "images" ||  ||
 
| ISO || File archive, generally used to store optical disk "images" ||  ||
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
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| LNK || Shortcut to local file for web address ||  ||
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| LNK || Shortcut to local file for web address ||  || Windows
 
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| LOG || Program or system log file ||  ||
 
| LOG || Program or system log file ||  ||
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| MDB || Database  || Microsoft Access ||
 
| MDB || Database  || Microsoft Access ||
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| MDF || Media Disc Image File || ||
 
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| MKV || Video container file || VLC media player, etc. ||
 
| MKV || Video container file || VLC media player, etc. ||
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| MSG || E-mail message || Microsoft Outlook ||
 
| MSG || E-mail message || Microsoft Outlook ||
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| MSI || Windows Installer package ||  || Windows
 
|}
 
|}
 
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===N===
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| PAGES || Document ||  ||  
 
| PAGES || Document ||  ||  
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| PART || Partially downloaded/saved file ||  ||
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| PCT || Picture (Bitmap format<ref>http://www.file-extensions.org/pct-file-extension</ref>)||  ||
 
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| PDB || Program database or E-book file ||  || Windows, Palm OS, most E-readers
 
| PDB || Program database or E-book file ||  || Windows, Palm OS, most E-readers
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| PHP || Hypertext Preprocessor code || Most web browsers  || Major systems
 
| PHP || Hypertext Preprocessor code || Most web browsers  || Major systems
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| PL || Perl Script ||  ||
 
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| PNG  || Portable Network Graphics image ||  ||
 
| PNG  || Portable Network Graphics image ||  ||
 
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| PRC  || Executable file (Palm OS) or 3D models and assemblies file (Adobe) ||  ||
 
| PRC  || Executable file (Palm OS) or 3D models and assemblies file (Adobe) ||  ||
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| PSD  || Adobe Photoshop document || Adobe Photoshop ||
 
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| PTT  || Presentation file || Microsoft Powerpoint, OpenOffice, WPS Office, etc. ||
 
| PTT  || Presentation file || Microsoft Powerpoint, OpenOffice, WPS Office, etc. ||
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| PUB  || Publication file || Microsoft Publisher ||
 
| PUB  || Publication file || Microsoft Publisher ||
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| PY  || Python Script ||  ||
 
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| TEX || LaTeX source document ||  ||
 
| TEX || LaTeX source document ||  ||
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| TMP || Temporary file ||  ||
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| TOAST || Toast Disc Image || Roxio || Mac
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| TORRENT || Peer-to-Peer Torrent download file || ||
 
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| TTF || TrueType font file ||  || Mac & Windows
 
| TTF || TrueType font file ||  || Mac & Windows
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! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
! Extension !! Description !! Used By !! Operating System(s)
 
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| VBS || Visual Basic Script  ||  || Windows
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| VBS || Visual Basic Script  ||  || Windows & Mac
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| VCD || Virtual CD ||  || Windows
 
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| VOB || Video Object || Optical media disks  ||
 
| VOB || Video Object || Optical media disks  ||
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| ZIPX || Extended Zip File || 7-Zip, WinZip, Pea Zip, etc. || Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux, Android
 
| ZIPX || Extended Zip File || 7-Zip, WinZip, Pea Zip, etc. || Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux, Android
 
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==Table of Contents==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[category:File Extensions]]
 
[[category:File Extensions]]
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