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• What Is .application
  .application is a Microsoft ClickOnce manifest file format that deploys and manages Windows desktop applications automat...
• What Is .appx
  .appx is Microsoft's application package format introduced in 2012 for Windows 8, using ZIP compression to bundle applic...
• What Is .archi
  .archi is a specialized generic top-level domain (gTLD) launched in June 2014 specifically for architecture professional...
• What Is .arj
  .arj is a compressed archive file format created by Robert Jung and released in 1990, featuring LZSS compression with ty...
• What Is .arpa
  .arpa is a special-use top-level domain (TLD) created in 1985 for Address and Routing Parameter Area operations, used ex...
• What Is .arw
  .ARW is Sony's raw image format that captures uncompressed sensor data from their Alpha digital cameras, preserving 14-b...
• What Is .ascx
  .ascx is a file extension for ASP.NET User Controls, server-side reusable components introduced with ASP.NET 1.0 in 2002...
• What Is .ase
  The .ase file format (Adobe Swatch Exchange) is a proprietary color swatch file developed by Adobe that stores and organ...
• What Is .asf
  Advanced Systems Format (.asf) is a multimedia container format developed by Microsoft in 1997 for streaming audio and v...
• What Is .asf file
  ASF (Advanced Systems Format) is a multimedia container format developed by Microsoft in 1997-1998 to store audio, video...
• What Is .ashx
  .ashx files are HTTP Handler components in ASP.NET that process HTTP requests without executing the full page lifecycle,...
• What Is .asm
  Assembly (.asm) is a low-level programming language where mnemonics represent individual CPU instructions, used in syste...
• What Is .asmx
  .asmx files are ASP.NET Web Services that expose server methods as HTTP-callable web services using SOAP protocol. Intro...
• What Is .asn.au
  .asn.au is a second-level domain under Australia's .au country code top-level domain (ccTLD) specifically designated for...
• What Is .asp
  Active Server Pages (ASP) is a Microsoft server-side technology released in 1996 for creating dynamic web applications u...
• What Is .aspx
  .aspx (Active Server Pages Extended) is a Microsoft web application framework that runs on Windows servers to generate d...
• What Is .atom
  .atom is an XML-based web feed format standardized by RFC 4287 in July 2006 that enables content creators to publish upd...
• What Is .au Domain Administration
  The .au domain is administered by auDA (Australian Domain Name Administration), an independent not-for-profit organisati...
• What Is .au3
  .au3 is the file extension for AutoIt v3 scripts, a freeware automation language created in 1999 for automating GUI inte...
• What Is .aup
  .aup is the native project file format used by Audacity, a free and open-source audio editor founded in 1999, which stor...
• What Is .aup3
  .aup3 is Audacity's native project file format introduced with version 3.0 in March 2021, storing audio tracks, effects,...
• What Is .avi
  AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft on August 1, 1992, as part of Vide...
• What Is .avif
  AVIF (AV1 Image Format) is a modern image format standardized by the Alliance for Open Media in February 2019 that uses ...
• What Is .avifs
  AVIF (AV1 Image File Format Standard) is a modern image compression format released in 2019 using technology from the op...
• What Is .azw
  .azw is Amazon's proprietary eBook file format introduced in 2007, designed exclusively for Kindle devices and protected...
• What Is .azw3
  AZW3 is Amazon's proprietary eBook format introduced in 2014, designed as an enhanced successor to the AZW and MOBI form...
• What Is .bak
  .bak is a file extension denoting backup copies, automatically created by text editors and applications to preserve orig...
• What Is .bar
  The .bar is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced by ICANN in 2013, designed for bars, nightclubs, lounges, and b...
• What Is .bas
  .bas is a file extension for BASIC programming language source code, created in 1964 at Dartmouth College by Kemeny and ...
• What Is .bashrc
  .bashrc is a configuration file for the Bash shell that executes automatically whenever an interactive non-login shell s...
• What Is .bat
  A .bat file is a batch script file used in Windows containing a sequence of command-line commands that execute automatic...
• What Is .bdf
  .bdf stands for Bitmap Distribution Format, a text-based font format developed in 1986 for X Window System fonts on Unix...
• What Is .bib
  A .bib file is a plain-text bibliography database format created in 1985 by Oren Patashnik for use with LaTeX documents....
• What Is .bif
  .bif is a binary file format used to store interchange data in various computing applications, with the most common usag...
• What Is .blend
  .blend is the native file format for Blender, the free and open-source 3D graphics software released in 1998. A .blend f...
• What Is .bnl
  A .bnl file is a netlist file extension primarily used by MicroSim PCBoard and OrCAD PCB Designer for storing electrical...
• What Is .brd
  .brd is a file extension used exclusively in EAGLE (Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor), a PCB design software de...
• What Is .brf
  Braille Ready Format (.brf) is an ASCII-based text file format that represents finished braille pages in a digital, comp...
• What Is .bundle
  A .bundle is a macOS directory structure that appears as a single file to users, containing executable code, resources, ...
• What Is .bup
  .bup files are mandatory backup copies of DVD information (.ifo) files that store critical metadata for DVD playback. Th...
• What Is .bz2
  .bz2 is a compressed file format that uses the Burrows-Wheeler Transform algorithm, released by Julian Seward in 1996. I...
• What Is .bzh
  .bzh is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brittany, France, derived from 'Breizh,' the Breton language name ...
• What Is .cab
  A .cab file is a Windows Cabinet format—a compressed archive file developed by Microsoft in 1997 for distributing softwa...
• What Is .caf
  .caf (Core Audio Format) is a flexible audio container developed by Apple, introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 (2005). It suppor...
• What Is .cbr
  .CBR (Comic Book RAR) is a compressed archive file format that stores sequential image files of comic book pages, primar...
• What Is .cbz
  .cbz stands for Comic Book ZIP, a compressed archive format that stores sequential images representing comic book pages ...
• What Is .cda file
  .cda files are Windows shortcuts that represent individual audio tracks on a compact disc, automatically created when an...
• What Is .cdi
  .cdi is a disc image file format used to create complete digital copies of CDs and DVDs, originally developed for DiscJu...
• What Is .cdr
  .cdr is the native file format for CorelDRAW, a professional vector graphics editor developed by Corel Corporation in 19...
• What Is .cfg
  .cfg files are configuration files in plain text format used by software applications to store settings, preferences, an...