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.ply

Polygon File Format

The PLY file format, also known as the Polygon File Format or Stanford Triangle Format, is a computer file format design...

.tmp

Temporary File

A .tmp file is a generic temporary file created by various programs and operating systems. These files are used to hold ...

.parquet

Apache Parquet

Apache Parquet is a columnar storage format optimized for use with big data processing frameworks. Unlike row-oriented f...

.crash

Crash Dump File

A .crash file is a crash report generated by macOS and iOS operating systems when an application unexpectedly terminates...

.vsdx

Visio Drawing

VSDX is the file extension for drawings created with Microsoft Visio, a diagramming and vector graphics application. It'...

.toml

Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language

TOML is a configuration file format that is easy to read due to its simple syntax. It is designed to be easily parsed in...

.ods

OpenDocument Spreadsheet

The ODS file extension represents a spreadsheet document format used by OpenOffice and LibreOffice, both open-source off...

.vmdk

Virtual Machine Disk

A VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk) file is a disk image format used by VMware virtualization products, such as VMware Worksta...

.feather

Apache Arrow Feather

The Feather file format is a lightweight, columnar data format designed for fast data transfer between data analysis env...

.wkt

Well-known Text

Well-known Text (WKT) is a text markup language for representing vector geometry objects. It's a human-readable text for...

.mdf/mds

Media Disc Image File / Media Descriptor File

MDF (Media Disc Image File) and MDS (Media Descriptor File) are a pair of file formats used for creating and managing di...

.epub

Electronic Publication (EPUB) ebook

The EPUB (Electronic Publication) format is a widely used, open-standard ebook format optimized for reflowable text. Thi...

.qcow2

QEMU Copy On Write version 2

QCOW2 (QEMU Copy On Write version 2) is a disk image format used by QEMU, a popular open-source virtualization solution....

.orc

Optimized Row Columnar

ORC (Optimized Row Columnar) is a self-describing, type-aware columnar file format designed for Hadoop workloads. It is ...

.jt

Jupiter Tessellation

JT (Jupiter Tessellation) is an ISO standard (ISO 14306:2017) file format for lightweight 3D data visualization and prod...

.bsq

Binary Sequence

A .bsq file typically represents a binary sequence, often used in remote sensing and image processing applications. It's...

.memdump

Memory Dump

A .memdump file is a snapshot of a computer's memory at a specific point in time. It contains the raw data stored in RAM...

.geopackage

GeoPackage

GeoPackage is an open, standards-based, platform-independent, portable, self-describing, and compact format for transfer...

.inf

Setup Information File

An INF file, short for Setup Information file, is a plain text file format used by Microsoft Windows for installing soft...

.skp

SketchUp Model

The SKP file extension is used for 3D models created with SketchUp, a popular 3D modeling software developed by Trimble ...

.bil

Band Interleaved by Line

The .bil file extension represents a Band Interleaved by Line raster image file. This format is commonly used in remote ...

.numbers

Numbers Spreadsheet

The .numbers file extension is associated with Apple's Numbers application, a spreadsheet program that is part of the iW...

.mobi

Mobipocket eBook

The MOBI file format is a proprietary ebook format developed by Mobipocket, based on the Open eBook standard. It was ini...

.ifc

Industry Foundation Classes

The IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) file format is an open, international standard for Building Information Modeling (...

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