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-A-

.a - Assembly Source Code
.a - Unix library
.a - Ada (language) source file
.a3l - MacroMedia Authorware Windows Library
.a4m - Unpackaged Authorware MacIntosh file
.a4p - Authorware file packaged without runtime
.a4w - Unpackaged Authorware Windows file
.aam - Authorware shocked file
.ab8 - Datafile (ABStat)
.aba - Address Book file (Palm)
.abf - Adobe Binary Format
.abk - AutoBackup (Corel Draw)
.abm - PhotoPlus Album File
.abr - Brush (Adobe Photoshop)
.abs - MPEG sound file
.acd - Sonic Foundry Acid sound file
.ace � an archiver compression file format for winace
.acf - Agent Character File (Microsoft)
.acl - Keyboard accelerator, Corel Draw
.acm - Windows system directory file
.acmv - Drivers for compressing or decompressing audio files, OS/2
.ad - After Dark Screen Saver
.ada - Ada source file
.add - Adapter Driver (OS/2)
.adi - Graphics (AutoCAD)
.adm - AfterDark MultiModule
.adn - Add-in (Lotus 1-2-3)
.adr - AfterDark Randomizer
.ads - Specification file type, Ada language
.afi - Truevisiion bitmap graphic
.afm - Adobe Font Metrics (Type 1)
.ag4 - Access G4
.ai - PostScript
.ai - Adobe Illustrator subset of .EPS (vector graphics)
.aif - Audio Interchange File or AIFF Sound used with SGI and Macintosh applications
.aifc - AIFF Sound Compressed
.aiff - AIFF Sound
.air - Audio Interchange File Format or AIFF
.al - ALAW Sound
.all - Arts and Letters Library
.all - General printer data (WordPerfect Win)
.alt - Menu file (WordPerfect Win)
.ana - underground text format; anarchy genre

.ani - Animation
.ani - Animated cursors used in Microsoft Windows.
.ani - Animated NeoChrome
.ans - ANSI text, graphics
.apd - Aldus Printer Description
.api - Application Program Interface
.app - MacroMedia Authorware package
.app - Add-in application (Symphony)
.app - Executable application
.arc - Compressed file format from an old program called ARC.
.arj - A PC compressed format found on European sites
.arj - Compressed file by the ARJ program from Robert Jung
.arr - Amber ARR Image
.art - First Publisher
.art - Art file, in draw or paint applications
.art - Clipart
.asc - ASCII text file
.asci - ASCII Text
.ascii - ASCII Text
.ascx - ASP.NET user control file (Microsoft)
.asd - Autosave file (Word for Windows)
.asf - Windows Media (Active Streaming File)
.asf - Screen Font (Lotus 1-2-3)
.asi - Assembler include file
.asm - Assembly language source
.asmx - .NET Web Service file (Microsoft)
.asp - Microsoft Active Server Page
.aspx - ASP.NET file (Microsoft)
.ast - Assistant file (Claris Works)
.asx - Windows Media File
.atm - Adobe Type Manager
.au - A sound file format used on Sun Microsystems or other UNIX computers
.avi � Audio Video Interleaved used for Windows based movies
.avs - Intel video capture format

-B-

.b64 - Base 64, encoding format used by the MIME.
.bad - Bad file (Oracle)
.bak - Backup file
.bar - UNIX BAR Archive
.bas - BASIC programming language source code
.bat - Batch job (MS -DOS)
.bay - DOS batch file
.bbs - Bulletin Board System
.bcp - Borland C++ makefile
.bcw - Borland C++ environment settings
.bfc - Briefcase document (Windows)
.bfm - Font metrics - UNIX
.bga - OS/2 Bitmap
.bib - Bibliography (ASCII)
.bib - BibTex
.bin - Driver
.bin - A MacBinary II+ encoded file
.binary - Untyped Binary Data
.bk - Backup file
.bk - Faxbook (JetFax)
.bk! - Backup file (WordPerfect Windows)
.bk$ - Backup file
.bkf - Backup file (Microsoft)
.blk - Temporary file (WordPerfect Windows)
.bm - Bitmap graphics file
.bmp - Windows Bitmap
.bnk -Sim City game file
.boo - BOO Encoded File
.brx - Browse Index (multimedia CD-ROMs)
.bst - BibTex Style
.btm - Batch file (Norton Utilities
.bud - Backup Disk for Quicken, by Intuit.
.bup - Backup file
.buy - Movie datafile
.bw - SGI Image
.bZ2 - Bzip2 -compressed files

-C-

C�� - C source file.
CAB - Microsoft cabinet file compressed for software (OS) distribution
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.
CMF - Corel Metafile.
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.
CTY - CityDesk site from Fog Creek Software.
CUR - Cursor in Microsoft Windows.

-D-

DAO - Registry Backup file for Windows registry.
DAT - Data file. Often viewable in a text editor.
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-

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.
EVE - TTMaker Event Scheduling File.
EXE - DOS based executable file which is also known as a program.

-F-

FFL - Microsoft Fast Find file.
FFO - Microsoft Fast Find file.
FLA - Macromedia Flash movie format.
FNT - Font file.

-G-

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-

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-

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.

-K-

KBM - Keyboard mapping script for Reflection 4.0
KDC - Kodak Photo-Enhancer image
KIZ - Kodak digital postcard
KQP - Konica camera file

-L-

LAB - Microsoft Excel mailing labels.
LGO - Windows 9x startup logo.
LHZ - Compressed archive by the LHA program from Haruyasu Yoshizaki.
LIT - eBooks in Microsoft Reader format.
LNK - Windows 9x shortcut file.
LOG - Application log file.
LSP - Autocad(visual) lisp program.

-M-

MAQ - Microsoft Access Query.
MAR - Microsoft Access Report.
MDB - Microsoft Access DataBase File.
MDL - Rose model file. Opens with Visual Modeler or Rational Rose.
MFM - MFWorks map file standard by Keigan Systems.
MHT - Microsoft single file web archive.
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-

NCF - Netware command File.
NLM - Netware loadable Module.

-O-

O�� - Object file, used by linkers.
OBD - Microsoft Office Binder file. Ties Office docs together without having to load separate programs
OCX - ActiveX Control: A component of the Windows environment.
OFT - Microsoft Outlook template
OGG - Ogg Vorbis digitally encoded music file.
OST - Microsoft Exchange/Outlook offline file.