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Executable File Extensions

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.COFF

Common Object File Format

The Common Object File Format (COFF) is a file format used for object code, executables, and shared libraries in various operating syst...

Executable
.VXD

Virtual Device Driver

A VXD file is a Virtual Device Driver file used in older versions of Microsoft Windows, specifically Windows 3.x, 95, 98, and Me. These...

Executable
.COM COMPONENT

Command File

A .COM file is an executable file format used primarily in DOS and early Windows operating systems. It's one of the simplest executable...

Executable
.ACTIVEX (OCX REPLACEMENT)

ActiveX Control

An OCX file is a type of file used by Microsoft Windows operating systems. OCX stands for OLE Control Extension, where OLE stands for O...

Executable
.ELF (.ELF)

Executable and Linkable Format

The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) is a common standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries, and core dump...

Executable
.OCX (OLE CONTROL EXTENSION - OLDER WINDOWS TECHNOL

OLE Control Extension

OCX files are components used by Windows operating systems to provide reusable functionality to different software applications. They a...

Executable
.OCX (OLE CONTROL EXTENSION - OLDER WINDOWS TECHNOL

OLE Control Extension

An OCX file is a type of file used in older versions of Microsoft Windows. The extension stands for OLE Control Extension. OCX files ar...

Executable
.NET ASSEMBLIES (DLL)

.NET Assembly

A .dll (Dynamic Link Library) file is a library that contains code and data that can be used by more than one program at the same time....

Executable
.NES

Nintendo Entertainment System ROM

The NES file format, typically with the '.nes' extension, is a ROM image containing the program code and data for a Nintendo Entertainm...

Executable
.SWF

Shockwave Flash Object

The SWF (Shockwave Flash Object) file format is a proprietary format developed by Macromedia (later acquired by Adobe) primarily used t...

Executable
.X64

64-bit Binary Executable File

The .x64 file extension is a specialized format typically used to identify binary files, drivers, or executable components specifically...

Executable
.MLL

Autodesk Maya Link Library

The MLL file extension is primarily associated with Autodesk Maya, a professional 3D computer graphics application used for creating in...

Executable
.ARX

AutoCAD Runtime Extension

An ARX file is an AutoCAD Runtime Extension file, which serves as a compiled plugin or add-on for Autodesk AutoCAD software. Developed ...

Executable
.AIR

Adobe AIR Installation Package

The .air file extension is primarily associated with the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), a cross-platform runtime system originally dev...

Executable
.COFF

Common Object File Format

The Common Object File Format (COFF) is a file format used for object code, executables, and shared libraries in various operating systems, particular...

.VXD

Virtual Device Driver

A VXD file is a Virtual Device Driver file used in older versions of Microsoft Windows, specifically Windows 3.x, 95, 98, and Me. These drivers provid...

.COM COMPONENT

Command File

A .COM file is an executable file format used primarily in DOS and early Windows operating systems. It's one of the simplest executable formats, typic...

.ACTIVEX (OCX REPLACEMENT)

ActiveX Control

An OCX file is a type of file used by Microsoft Windows operating systems. OCX stands for OLE Control Extension, where OLE stands for Object Linking a...

.ELF (.ELF)

Executable and Linkable Format

The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) is a common standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries, and core dumps. It's a flexi...

.OCX (OLE CONTROL EXTENSION - OLDER WINDOWS TECHNOL

OLE Control Extension

OCX files are components used by Windows operating systems to provide reusable functionality to different software applications. They are essentially ...

.OCX (OLE CONTROL EXTENSION - OLDER WINDOWS TECHNOL

OLE Control Extension

An OCX file is a type of file used in older versions of Microsoft Windows. The extension stands for OLE Control Extension. OCX files are essentially d...

.NET ASSEMBLIES (DLL)

.NET Assembly

A .dll (Dynamic Link Library) file is a library that contains code and data that can be used by more than one program at the same time. In the context...

.NES

Nintendo Entertainment System ROM

The NES file format, typically with the '.nes' extension, is a ROM image containing the program code and data for a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES...

.SWF

Shockwave Flash Object

The SWF (Shockwave Flash Object) file format is a proprietary format developed by Macromedia (later acquired by Adobe) primarily used to store vector ...

.X64

64-bit Binary Executable File

The .x64 file extension is a specialized format typically used to identify binary files, drivers, or executable components specifically compiled for t...

.MLL

Autodesk Maya Link Library

The MLL file extension is primarily associated with Autodesk Maya, a professional 3D computer graphics application used for creating interactive 3D ap...

.ARX

AutoCAD Runtime Extension

An ARX file is an AutoCAD Runtime Extension file, which serves as a compiled plugin or add-on for Autodesk AutoCAD software. Developed using the Objec...

.AIR

Adobe AIR Installation Package

The .air file extension is primarily associated with the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), a cross-platform runtime system originally developed by Adobe...

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