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Data File Extensions

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.BA2

Bethesda Archive 2 File

The BA2 format (Bethesda Archive 2) is a proprietary archive file format developed by Bethesda Game Studios for use with their Creation...

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.BAK

Backup File

A BAK file is a backup file, a copy of data created as a safeguard in case the original data is lost or damaged. These files are common...

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.BAK.OLD

Backup File

A .bak file is a backup file, a common extension used to denote a copy of data created for recovery purposes in case the original data ...

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.BAM

Binary Alignment Map

The BAM (Binary Alignment Map) file format is the compressed binary version of the Sequence Alignment Map (SAM) format, designed specif...

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.BGDM

Beat Saber Game Data Manager File

The BGDM file format (Beat Saber Game Data Manager) is a specialized data file primarily utilized within the modding community for the ...

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.BGEM

Binary Geometry Exchange Model

The BGEM (.bgem) file format is a specialized binary format primarily used for storing highly optimized 3D geometry data. It is often a...

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.BGSM

Bethesda Game Material File

The BGSM (Bethesda Game Material) file format is a proprietary data file used extensively by games built on the Bethesda Creation Engin...

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.BIG5

Big5 Traditional Chinese Text File

Big5 is a character encoding standard used for Traditional Chinese characters, predominantly in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Developed...

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.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 sensing and geo...

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.BIN/CUE

BIN/CUE Image

The BIN/CUE file format is a disc image format commonly used for creating exact copies of CDs and DVDs. The BIN file contains the raw b...

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.BINARY (.BIN)

Binary File

A .bin file is a generic binary file format used for storing data in a non-textual, machine-readable form. Unlike text files, binary fi...

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.BIP

Binary Image Partition

A .bip file is a Binary Image Partition file, often associated with firmware images for embedded systems and devices. These files typic...

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.BKP

Backup File

A .bkp file is a generic file extension used to denote a backup copy of data. The specific content and format of a .bkp file can vary s...

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.BLEND

Blender Project File

A .blend file is the native file format used by Blender, a free and open-source 3D creation suite. It stores all the data necessary for...

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.BML

Bean Markup Language

The Bean Markup Language (BML) is an XML-based component configuration or scripting language designed specifically for wiring together ...

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.BMS

Be-Music Source File

The Be-Music Source (BMS) format is a specialized file format primarily used in rhythm-based music games. Developed in the late 1990s a...

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.BREP

Boundary Representation

A BREP file, short for Boundary Representation file, is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file format that stores the geometric and topo...

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.BSQ

Binary Sequence

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

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.BUFR

Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data

BUFR (Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data) is a binary data format designed by the World Meteorological...

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.BVH

Biovision Hierarchy

The BVH (Biovision Hierarchy) file format is a widely used standard for storing motion capture data, originally developed by the now-de...

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.BA2

Bethesda Archive 2 File

The BA2 format (Bethesda Archive 2) is a proprietary archive file format developed by Bethesda Game Studios for use with their Creation Engine games, ...

.BAK

Backup File

A BAK file is a backup file, a copy of data created as a safeguard in case the original data is lost or damaged. These files are commonly created auto...

.BAK.OLD

Backup File

A .bak file is a backup file, a common extension used to denote a copy of data created for recovery purposes in case the original data is lost or corr...

.BAM

Binary Alignment Map

The BAM (Binary Alignment Map) file format is the compressed binary version of the Sequence Alignment Map (SAM) format, designed specifically for stor...

.BGDM

Beat Saber Game Data Manager File

The BGDM file format (Beat Saber Game Data Manager) is a specialized data file primarily utilized within the modding community for the virtual reality...

.BGEM

Binary Geometry Exchange Model

The BGEM (.bgem) file format is a specialized binary format primarily used for storing highly optimized 3D geometry data. It is often associated with ...

.BGSM

Bethesda Game Material File

The BGSM (Bethesda Game Material) file format is a proprietary data file used extensively by games built on the Bethesda Creation Engine, notably Fall...

.BIG5

Big5 Traditional Chinese Text File

Big5 is a character encoding standard used for Traditional Chinese characters, predominantly in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Developed in the mid-198...

.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 sensing and geographic informa...

.BIN/CUE

BIN/CUE Image

The BIN/CUE file format is a disc image format commonly used for creating exact copies of CDs and DVDs. The BIN file contains the raw binary data of t...

.BINARY (.BIN)

Binary File

A .bin file is a generic binary file format used for storing data in a non-textual, machine-readable form. Unlike text files, binary files contain dat...

.BIP

Binary Image Partition

A .bip file is a Binary Image Partition file, often associated with firmware images for embedded systems and devices. These files typically contain a ...

.BKP

Backup File

A .bkp file is a generic file extension used to denote a backup copy of data. The specific content and format of a .bkp file can vary significantly de...

.BLEND

Blender Project File

A .blend file is the native file format used by Blender, a free and open-source 3D creation suite. It stores all the data necessary for a Blender proj...

.BML

Bean Markup Language

The Bean Markup Language (BML) is an XML-based component configuration or scripting language designed specifically for wiring together Java Beans. Ori...

.BMS

Be-Music Source File

The Be-Music Source (BMS) format is a specialized file format primarily used in rhythm-based music games. Developed in the late 1990s as a way to simu...

.BREP

Boundary Representation

A BREP file, short for Boundary Representation file, is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file format that stores the geometric and topological informa...

.BSQ

Binary Sequence

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

.BUFR

Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data

BUFR (Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data) is a binary data format designed by the World Meteorological Organization (...

.BVH

Biovision Hierarchy

The BVH (Biovision Hierarchy) file format is a widely used standard for storing motion capture data, originally developed by the now-defunct motion ca...

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