most common file extensions and their full form

Most common file extensions and their full for m .a - Assem bly source file .avi - Audio Vide o Interle ave .bak - Bac kup Fi le .bat - Batch Proce ssing File .bin - Bina ry File .bmp - Bitmap Image File .c - C sour ce fil es .cab - Cabinet (installa tion archive fo rmat) .com - Command File .cpp - C++ sou rce f ile .daa - Direct Access Archive .dat - Data file or Vide o CD MPEG File .dll - Dynam ic Link Libra ry .doc - Docume nt (Wo rd) .docx - (Word) Ope n XML Format Docum ent .exe - Executable file .fla - Flash Movie Authoring File .flv - Flash Vi deo Fil e .gif - Graphic Inte rchange Format .hlp - Windows Help File .htm/.html - Hyperte xt Markup Langu age .ico - Icon Im age File .ini - Initialization/Co nfiguration File .iso - ISO-9660 CD Disc Image (ISO - International Org anization for Standardiz ation) .java - Java So urce File .jpeg - Joint Photographic Experts Grou p .js - Jav aScr ipt .log - Log File .m3u - MP3 Unif orm Resou rce Loc ator (MP3 UR L)- Mp3 play list .m4a - MPEG-4 Audio Layer .mp3 - MPEG Audio Stream Lay er 3 .mp4/.mp4 v - MPEG-4 Video File .mpeg - Moving Picture Experts Grou p .msc - Microsoft Manag ement Console Sna p-in Control File .msi - Windows Installer File .nfo - Infoma tion (Tex t) File .nrg - Nero Disc Image File (made by Nero A G) .pdf - Portable Doc ument Form at .png - Portable Ne twork Graph ics .pps - PowerPoint Slideshow .rar - WinRAR Compress ed Archive (Roshal ARchiv e. Founder Roshan) .rm - Real Me dia Fil e .srt - Subri p - Subtitle fil e format .swf - Shockwa ve Flash (Flas h Format File) .sys - System Conf iguration File .thm - Thumbna il (Images) or The me File .tif/.tiff - Tagge d Image File Format .tmp - Tempora ry File .txt - tex t file .vob - Video Objec t (DVD Video File) .wav/.wave - WaveForm Audio Format .wma - Windows Media Au dio File .wmv - Windows Media Video File .xls - Excel Work sheet(Sprea dsheet) .xlsx - Open XML Format Excel Spreadshe et .xml - Extensible Ma rkup Lang uage .zip - Compress ed Arch ive File Unfiled Notes Page 1

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Most common file extensions and their full form

.a - Assembly source file

.avi - Audio Video Interleave

.bak - Backup File

.bat - Batch Processing File

.bin - Binary File

.bmp - Bitmap Image File.c - C source files

.cab - Cabinet (installation archive format)

.com - Command File

.cpp - C++ source file

.daa - Direct Access Archive

.dat - Data file or Video CD MPEG File

.dll - Dynamic Link Library

.doc - Document (Word)

.docx - (Word) Open XML Format Document

.exe - Executable file

.fla - Flash Movie Authoring File

.flv - Flash Video File

.gif - Graphic Interchange Format

.hlp - Windows Help File

.htm/.html - Hypertext Markup Language.ico - Icon Image File

.ini - Initialization/Configuration File

.iso - ISO-9660 CD Disc Image(ISO - International Organization for Standardization).java - Java Source File.jpeg - Joint Photographic Experts Group.js - JavaScript.log - Log File.m3u - MP3 Uniform Resource Locator (MP3 URL)- Mp3 playlist.m4a - MPEG-4 Audio Layer .mp3 - MPEG Audio Stream Layer 3.mp4/.mp4v - MPEG-4 Video File.mpeg - Moving Picture Experts Group.msc - Microsoft Management Console Snap-in Control File

.msi - Windows Installer File

.nfo - Infomation (Text) File

.nrg - Nero Disc Image File (made by Nero AG)

.pdf - Portable Document Format

.png - Portable Network Graphics

.pps - PowerPoint Slideshow

.rar - WinRAR Compressed Archive (Roshal ARchive. Founder Roshan)

.rm - Real Media File

.srt - Subrip - Subtitle file format

.swf - Shockwave Flash (Flash Format File)

.sys - System Configuration File

.thm - Thumbnail (Images) or Theme File