** Stockholm – The [[Stockholm format]] for representing [[multiple sequence alignment]]s
** Stockholm – The [[Stockholm format]] for representing [[multiple sequence alignment]]s
** Swiss-Prot – The flatfile format used to represent database records for [[peptide sequence|protein]] sequences from the [[Swiss-Prot]] database
** Swiss-Prot – The flatfile format used to represent database records for [[peptide sequence|protein]] sequences from the [[Swiss-Prot]] database
** VCF – [[Variant Call Format]], a standard created by the [[1000 Genomes Project]] that lists and annotates the entire collection of human variants (with the exception of approximately 1.6 million variants).
** PU – [[Variant Call Format]], a standard created by the [[1000 Genomes Project]] that lists and annotates the entire collection of human variants (with the exception of approximately 1.6 million variants).
=== Biomedical imaging ===
=== Biomedical imaging ===
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* OpenXDF – Open Exchange Data Format from Neurotronics, Inc. Gainesville, FL, USA.
* OpenXDF – Open Exchange Data Format from Neurotronics, Inc. Gainesville, FL, USA.
* SCP-ECG – Standard Communication Protocol for Computer assisted electrocardiography EN1064:2007,
* SCP-ECG – Standard Communication Protocol for Computer assisted electrocardiography EN1064:2007,
* SIGIF – A digital SIGnal Interchange Format with application in neurophysiology.
* PUKI – A digital SIGnal Interchange Format with application in neurophysiology.
This is a list of
file formats organized by type, as can be found on
computers.
Filename extensions are usually noted in parentheses if they differ from the format name or abbreviation. In theory, using the
basic Latin alphabet (A–Z) and a three character extension, the number of combinations amounts to 17,576 (26³). If other acceptable characters are included, the maximum number of combinations is 195,112 (26+31)³.
Unix-like systems don't have extensions, and
Microsoft WindowsNT,
95,
98, and
Me don't have a three character limit on extensions for
32-bit or
64-bit applications on
file systems other than pre-Windows 95/Windows NT 3.5 versions of the
FAT file system, so some file system types are given extensions longer than three characters.
WAX – Wavexpress - A ZIP alternative optimized for packages containing video, allowing multiple packaged files to be all-or-none delivered with near-instantaneous unpacking via NTFS file system manipulation.
GXK – Galaxkey - An Encryption platform optimized for authorized, private and confidential email communication containing formatted text and attachments, allowing multiple packaged files over current email platforms. Works on windows 32/64 and in 2012 will support Linux, iOS, Mac, Windows 8 and more.
Physical recordable media archiving
ISO – The generic file format for most optical media, including
CD-ROM,
DVD-ROM,
Blu-ray Disc,
HD DVD and
UMD. ISO images indicate write directives, while .bin files that usually accompany such files contain the actual data.
NRG – The proprietary optical media archive format used by
Nero applications.
IMG – For archiving MS-DOS formatted
floppy disks.
SDI – System Deployment Image, used for archiving and providing "virtual disk" functionality.
MDS –
DAEMON tools native disc image file format used for making images from optical
CD-ROM,
DVD-ROM,
HD DVD or
Blu-ray Disc. It comes together with MDF file and can be mounted with DAEMON Tools or Alcohol 120% software.
MDX – New
DAEMON Tools file format that allows to get one MDX disc image file instead of two (MDF and MDS).
Computer-aided is a prefix for several categories of tools (e.g., design, manufacture, engineering) which assist professionals in their respective fields (e.g.,
machining,
architecture,
schematics).
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Computer-aided design (CAD) software assists engineers, architects and other design professionals in project design.
WRL – Similar to STL, but includes color. Used by various CAD systems and 3D printing rapid prototyping machines. Also used for VRML models on the web.
XE – Ashlar-Vellum Xenon – for Associative 3D Modeling
WMDB –
Windows Media Database file – The CurrentDatabase_360.wmdb file can contain file name, file properties, music, video, photo and playlist information.
3DT –
3D Topicscape The database in which the meta-data of a 3D Topicscape is held. A 3D Topicscape is a form of 3D concept map (like a 3D mind-map) used to organize ideas, information and computer files.
ATY –
3D Topicscape file, produced when an association type is exported by 3D Topicscape. Used to permit round-trip (export Topicscape, change files and folders as desired, re-import them to 3D Topicscape).
FES –
3D Topicscape file, produced when a fileless occurrence in 3D Topicscape is exported to Windows. Used to permit round-trip (export Topicscape, change files and folders as desired, re-import them to 3D Topicscape).
MGMF –
MindGenius Mind Mapping Software file format.
TPC –
3D Topicscape file, produced when an inter-Topicscape topic link file is exported to Windows. Used to permit round-trip (export Topicscape, change files and folders as desired, re-import them to 3D Topicscape).
ELF – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .so for shared object files) used in many modern
Unix and
Unix-like systems, including
Solaris, other
System V Release 4 derivatives,
Linux, and
BSD)
Mach-O – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .dylib and .bundle for shared object files)
Mach based systems, notably native format of
Mac OS X)
NetWare Loadable Module (.NLM) – the native 32-bit binaries compiled for Novell's
NetWare Operating System (versions 3 and newer)
Value Added Process (.VAP) – the native 16-bit binaries compiled for Novell's
NetWare Operating System (version 2, NetWare 286, Advanced NetWare, etc.)
Swiss-Prot – The flatfile format used to represent database records for
protein sequences from the
Swiss-Prot database
PU –
Variant Call Format, a standard created by the
1000 Genomes Project that lists and annotates the entire collection of human variants (with the exception of approximately 1.6 million variants).
M4V – (file format for videos for iPods and PlayStation Portables developed by Apple)
Matroska (*.mkv) – Matroska is a container format, which enables any video format such as
MPEG-4 ASP or
AVC to be used along with other content such as
subtitles and detailed
meta information
MNG – mainly simple animation containing PNG and JPEG objects, often somewhat more complex than animated GIF
QuickTime (.mov) – container which enables any form of compression to be used;
Sorenson codec is the most common;
QTCH is the filetype for cached video and audio streams
Simcity 4,
DBPF (.dat, .SC4Lot, .SC4Model) – All game plugins use this format, commonly with different file extensions
SMZIP – ZIP-based package for
Stepmania songs, themes and announcer packs.
Video game storage media
List of the most common filename extensions used when a game's
ROM image or storage medium is copied from an original
ROM device to an external memory such as
hard disk for
back up purposes or for making the game playable with an
emulator. In the case of cartridge-based software, if the platform specific extension is not used then filename extensions ".rom" or ".bin" are usually used to clarify that the file contains a copy of a content of a ROM. ROM, disk or tape images usually do not consist of a single file or ROM, rather an entire file or ROM structure contained within a single file on the backup medium.
Virtual drive format used by Sun Microsystems xVM VirtualBox, an open-source desktop virtualization program; can be mounted as a hard disk on Mac, Windows, and Unix platforms; allows users to run programs written for different operating systems in a high-speed virtual environment.
LNK – Binary format file, stores shortcuts under MS Windows 95 and later
LSM – LSMaker script file (program using layered .jpg to create special effects; specifically designed to render
lightsabers from the
Star Wars universe) (.lsm)
PIF – Used for running MS-DOS programs under Windows
POR – So called "portable" SPSS files, readable by
PSPP
PXZ – Compressed file to exchange media elements with PSALMO
RISE – File containing RISE generated information model evolution
TOPC – TopicCrunch SEO Project file holding keywords, domain and search engine settings (ASCII);
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** Stockholm – The [[Stockholm format]] for representing [[multiple sequence alignment]]s
** Stockholm – The [[Stockholm format]] for representing [[multiple sequence alignment]]s
** Swiss-Prot – The flatfile format used to represent database records for [[peptide sequence|protein]] sequences from the [[Swiss-Prot]] database
** Swiss-Prot – The flatfile format used to represent database records for [[peptide sequence|protein]] sequences from the [[Swiss-Prot]] database
** VCF – [[Variant Call Format]], a standard created by the [[1000 Genomes Project]] that lists and annotates the entire collection of human variants (with the exception of approximately 1.6 million variants).
** PU – [[Variant Call Format]], a standard created by the [[1000 Genomes Project]] that lists and annotates the entire collection of human variants (with the exception of approximately 1.6 million variants).
=== Biomedical imaging ===
=== Biomedical imaging ===
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* OpenXDF – Open Exchange Data Format from Neurotronics, Inc. Gainesville, FL, USA.
* OpenXDF – Open Exchange Data Format from Neurotronics, Inc. Gainesville, FL, USA.
* SCP-ECG – Standard Communication Protocol for Computer assisted electrocardiography EN1064:2007,
* SCP-ECG – Standard Communication Protocol for Computer assisted electrocardiography EN1064:2007,
* SIGIF – A digital SIGnal Interchange Format with application in neurophysiology.
* PUKI – A digital SIGnal Interchange Format with application in neurophysiology.
This is a list of
file formats organized by type, as can be found on
computers.
Filename extensions are usually noted in parentheses if they differ from the format name or abbreviation. In theory, using the
basic Latin alphabet (A–Z) and a three character extension, the number of combinations amounts to 17,576 (26³). If other acceptable characters are included, the maximum number of combinations is 195,112 (26+31)³.
Unix-like systems don't have extensions, and
Microsoft WindowsNT,
95,
98, and
Me don't have a three character limit on extensions for
32-bit or
64-bit applications on
file systems other than pre-Windows 95/Windows NT 3.5 versions of the
FAT file system, so some file system types are given extensions longer than three characters.
WAX – Wavexpress - A ZIP alternative optimized for packages containing video, allowing multiple packaged files to be all-or-none delivered with near-instantaneous unpacking via NTFS file system manipulation.
GXK – Galaxkey - An Encryption platform optimized for authorized, private and confidential email communication containing formatted text and attachments, allowing multiple packaged files over current email platforms. Works on windows 32/64 and in 2012 will support Linux, iOS, Mac, Windows 8 and more.
Physical recordable media archiving
ISO – The generic file format for most optical media, including
CD-ROM,
DVD-ROM,
Blu-ray Disc,
HD DVD and
UMD. ISO images indicate write directives, while .bin files that usually accompany such files contain the actual data.
NRG – The proprietary optical media archive format used by
Nero applications.
IMG – For archiving MS-DOS formatted
floppy disks.
SDI – System Deployment Image, used for archiving and providing "virtual disk" functionality.
MDS –
DAEMON tools native disc image file format used for making images from optical
CD-ROM,
DVD-ROM,
HD DVD or
Blu-ray Disc. It comes together with MDF file and can be mounted with DAEMON Tools or Alcohol 120% software.
MDX – New
DAEMON Tools file format that allows to get one MDX disc image file instead of two (MDF and MDS).
Computer-aided is a prefix for several categories of tools (e.g., design, manufacture, engineering) which assist professionals in their respective fields (e.g.,
machining,
architecture,
schematics).
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Computer-aided design (CAD) software assists engineers, architects and other design professionals in project design.
WRL – Similar to STL, but includes color. Used by various CAD systems and 3D printing rapid prototyping machines. Also used for VRML models on the web.
XE – Ashlar-Vellum Xenon – for Associative 3D Modeling
WMDB –
Windows Media Database file – The CurrentDatabase_360.wmdb file can contain file name, file properties, music, video, photo and playlist information.
3DT –
3D Topicscape The database in which the meta-data of a 3D Topicscape is held. A 3D Topicscape is a form of 3D concept map (like a 3D mind-map) used to organize ideas, information and computer files.
ATY –
3D Topicscape file, produced when an association type is exported by 3D Topicscape. Used to permit round-trip (export Topicscape, change files and folders as desired, re-import them to 3D Topicscape).
FES –
3D Topicscape file, produced when a fileless occurrence in 3D Topicscape is exported to Windows. Used to permit round-trip (export Topicscape, change files and folders as desired, re-import them to 3D Topicscape).
MGMF –
MindGenius Mind Mapping Software file format.
TPC –
3D Topicscape file, produced when an inter-Topicscape topic link file is exported to Windows. Used to permit round-trip (export Topicscape, change files and folders as desired, re-import them to 3D Topicscape).
ELF – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .so for shared object files) used in many modern
Unix and
Unix-like systems, including
Solaris, other
System V Release 4 derivatives,
Linux, and
BSD)
Mach-O – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .dylib and .bundle for shared object files)
Mach based systems, notably native format of
Mac OS X)
NetWare Loadable Module (.NLM) – the native 32-bit binaries compiled for Novell's
NetWare Operating System (versions 3 and newer)
Value Added Process (.VAP) – the native 16-bit binaries compiled for Novell's
NetWare Operating System (version 2, NetWare 286, Advanced NetWare, etc.)
Swiss-Prot – The flatfile format used to represent database records for
protein sequences from the
Swiss-Prot database
PU –
Variant Call Format, a standard created by the
1000 Genomes Project that lists and annotates the entire collection of human variants (with the exception of approximately 1.6 million variants).
M4V – (file format for videos for iPods and PlayStation Portables developed by Apple)
Matroska (*.mkv) – Matroska is a container format, which enables any video format such as
MPEG-4 ASP or
AVC to be used along with other content such as
subtitles and detailed
meta information
MNG – mainly simple animation containing PNG and JPEG objects, often somewhat more complex than animated GIF
QuickTime (.mov) – container which enables any form of compression to be used;
Sorenson codec is the most common;
QTCH is the filetype for cached video and audio streams
Simcity 4,
DBPF (.dat, .SC4Lot, .SC4Model) – All game plugins use this format, commonly with different file extensions
SMZIP – ZIP-based package for
Stepmania songs, themes and announcer packs.
Video game storage media
List of the most common filename extensions used when a game's
ROM image or storage medium is copied from an original
ROM device to an external memory such as
hard disk for
back up purposes or for making the game playable with an
emulator. In the case of cartridge-based software, if the platform specific extension is not used then filename extensions ".rom" or ".bin" are usually used to clarify that the file contains a copy of a content of a ROM. ROM, disk or tape images usually do not consist of a single file or ROM, rather an entire file or ROM structure contained within a single file on the backup medium.
Virtual drive format used by Sun Microsystems xVM VirtualBox, an open-source desktop virtualization program; can be mounted as a hard disk on Mac, Windows, and Unix platforms; allows users to run programs written for different operating systems in a high-speed virtual environment.
LNK – Binary format file, stores shortcuts under MS Windows 95 and later
LSM – LSMaker script file (program using layered .jpg to create special effects; specifically designed to render
lightsabers from the
Star Wars universe) (.lsm)
PIF – Used for running MS-DOS programs under Windows
POR – So called "portable" SPSS files, readable by
PSPP
PXZ – Compressed file to exchange media elements with PSALMO
RISE – File containing RISE generated information model evolution
TOPC – TopicCrunch SEO Project file holding keywords, domain and search engine settings (ASCII);
^
abRSTS-11 System Users Guide(PDF) (DEC-11-ORSUA-D-D (RSTS/E V06A-02) ed.). Digital Equipment Corporation. 1975. pp. 2-16–2-17. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^Computer Knowledge.
"File Extension .CBP Details". Archived from
the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009. {{
cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (
help) 090707 filext.com