A complete list of various file extensions and opening methods

Extension file type opening methods..

.aiff sound files Windows media Player..

.!! ! Netants temporary file Netants..

.ani animation mouse..

.arj compressed file ARJ..

.avi movie file Windows media Player. .

.awd Fax document..

.bak Backup file..

.bas Basic language Basic..

.bat DOS batch file..

.bin MAC binary file Stuffit Expander..

.bmp Image file drawing/viewing software..

. cab compressed file Winzip ..

.cdr Corel drawing file Corel Draw ..

.chk The files created after Scandisk inspection can be deleted..

. com DOS command file self-execution..

.cpx Cryptapix encrypted picture file Cryptapix..

.cur static mouse..

.dbf database file dBase, FoxBase, Access..

.dll Application extension..

.doc Document file Word..

.dwg AutoCAD file AutoCAD..

.eps Illustrator picture file Adobe Illustrator..

.exe executable file self-execution..

.fon font file..

.gb GB code file NJX word processing..

.get Getright temporary file..

.gif 256 color image file drawing/viewing software..

< p>.gz Compressed file for UNIX or LINUX Winzip..

.hqx Macintosh file Stuffit Expander..

.htm Web browser..

< p>.html Web browser..

.ico icon..

.ini Configuration settings Notebook or WordPad..

.ipx IPX demo file browsing The IPX plug-in is installed on the device..

.jiff image file drawing/viewing software..

.jpeg compressed image file drawing/viewing software..

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.jpg Compressed image file drawing/viewing software..

.js j a v a s c r i p t ..

.lnk Corresponding program for shortcut connection files. ..

.m3u Winamp playlist Winamp ..

.mid Sound file Windows media Player ..

.vod Quicktime video file Quick Time .. < /p>

.mp3 Compressed music file Winamp..

.mpeg Image Windows media Player..

.mpg Image Windows media Player..

.njx NJX document NJX word processing

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.pcb Electronic circuit diagram design file Protel PCB ..

.pdf Portable document format, containing pictures, text, etc. Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader..

.pm5 PageMaker 5 layout file Page Maker ..

.ppt Power Point file Microsoft Power Point ..

.ps Ghost*** ..

< p>.psd Photoshop file Adobe Photoshop ..

.pub Publisher layout file Microsoft Publisher ..

.qt Quicktime image file Quick Time ..

. ra Real Audio sound file Real Audio..

.ram Real Audio image file Real Audio..

.rar Compressed file Winrar..

.rsf Richwin Font file..

.sch Electronic schematic design file Protel Schematic..

.scr Screen saver file..

.sea Macintosh startup file.. < /p>

.sit Compress Stuffit Expander..

.swf Flash animation file browser and install Macromedia flash plug-in..

.sys system file..

.tar UNIX compressed file Winzip..

.tif High-quality image file drawing/viewing software..

.tiff High-quality image file drawing/viewing software Picture software..

.tmp temporary files can be deleted..

.ttf font file..

.txt plain text file notebook or all text Processing system..

.vbs Visual Basic programming file Microsoft Viasual Basic..

.viv VIVO image file browser installs VIVO plug-in..

. vqf Compressed sound file Yamaha SoundVQ Player ..

.wav Uncompressed sound file Windows media Player ..

.wk1 Lotus 123 trial calculation software file Lotus 123, Excel .. < /p>

.wq1 Q-Pro trial calculation software file Q-Pro, Excel..

.wri Write text document Word..

.xls Excel table Microsoft Excel ..

.Z UNIX compressed file Winzip ..

.zip Compressed file Winzip ..

Image file: ..

bmp Windows or OS/2 Bitmap ..

clp Windows Clipboard ..

cup Dr. Halo ..

dib Windows or OS/2 DIB ..

emf Windows Enhanced Meta file ..

eps Encapsulated Post*** ..

fpx Flash Pix

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gif Compuserver ..

iff Amiga ..

img GEM Paint ..

jpg JPEG - JFIF Compliant ..

lbm Deluxe Paint ..

mac Mac Paint ..

msp Macrosoft Paint ..

pbm Potable Bitmap ..

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pct Macintosh Pict ..

pcx Zsoft Paintbrush ..

pic PC Paint ..

png Portable Network Graphics ..

ppm Portable Pixelmap ..

psd Photoshop ..

psp Paint Shop Pro Image ..

ras Sun Raster Image ..

raw Eaw File format ..

rle Windows or CompuServer RLE ..

sct SciTex Continuous Tone ..

tga Truevision Targa .. < /p>

tif Tagged Image file format ..

wmf Windows Meta File ..

wpg WordPefect Bitmap ..

.ACA Microsoft agent The role document used..

.ace is a compressed format document with a compression rate even higher than WinRAR. It can be opened using tools such as WINACE..

.acf system management configuration.. < /p>

.acm audio compression management driver, which provides encoding and decoding functions for various sound formats for Windows systems.

.acs is the same as .acm, but is saved locally..

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.ADE Microsoft Access project extension..

.ADN Microsoft Access blank project template..

.ADP Microsoft Access project..

< p>.aif

Sound file, supports compression, can be played using Windows Media Player and QuickTime Player..

.AIF

Audio file, uses Windows Media Player plays..

.AIFC

Audio files, use Windows Media Player to play..

.AIFF

Audio files, use Windows Media Player plays..

.ani

Animated cursor file extension, such as animated hourglass.

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.ans

ASCII character graphic animation file..

.ap

Application file, existing in Dbase, Foxbase, In the environment of Foxpro system software..

.app

Application files exist in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro system software..

.arc

An earlier compressed file that can be opened using WinZip, WinRAR, PKARC and other software..

.arj

Compressed file. You can use WinZip, WinRAR, PKARC and other software to open..

.art

is the most commonly used image format in America Online. If you use Windows 2000, you must install a patch to view it..

.asc

ASCII text files that can be processed by all types of word processing components. Some systems may also use these file extensions to indicate that the file contains image information.

.asf

Data file or Lotus 1-2-3 The screen file under..

.asf

The video stream supported by Microsoft Media Player can be played using Windows Media Player..

.ash< /p>

Assembly language include files, similar to .h files in C/C++..

.asm

Assembly language source program files, generally using MASM or Turbo ASM Compile..

.asp

Microsoft video streaming files can be opened using Windows Media Player..

.asp

Microsoft The proposed Active Server Page is a server-side script, often used in large-scale website development, and supports database connections, similar to PHP. It can be written using Visual InterDev, which is currently very popular..

.asx

Shortcut to Windows Media media files..

.au

It is a commonly used sound file format on the Internet. It is mostly created by Sun workstations and can be played using the software Waveform Hold and Modify.

LiveAudio in Netscape Navigator can also play .au files.

.avi

A Windows multimedia file format using the Microsoft RIFF specification for storing sounds and moving pictures. .

.awd

Fax browsing document, used for displaying faxes..

.awp

Fax keyword browser. .

.aws

Fax signature browser..

.adm

ADM_auto file..

.b64

Base64 encoded files can be encoded using WinZip..

.bak

Backup files are usually created automatically or through the help of commands A file that contains the latest version of a file and has the same file name as the file..

.bas

Basic language source program file that can be compiled into an executable File, the current Basic development system is Visual Basic..

.bat

Batch file, in MS-DOS, the .bat file is an executable file with a series of commands Composition, which can include calls to other programs..

.bbs

Electronic bulletin board system article information file..

.bfc

Windows briefcase file..

.bin

Binary file, its purpose depends on the system or application..

.bmp

Bitmap bitmap file, which is Microsoft's own format developed by Paint. It can be supported by a variety of Windows and Windows NT platforms and many applications. It supports 32-bit color and is a resource file used to create icons for the Windows interface. Format.

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.bw

It is a black and white graphics file format that contains various pixel information..

.c

C Language source program files, compiled and used under the C language compiler..

.cab

The compressed package format developed by Microsoft, commonly used in software installation programs, uses Windows' own Utility program, Extract.exe can decompress it, WinZip, WinRAR, etc. all support this format..

.cad

AUTOCAD graphics file..

.cal

Calendar files in Windows..

.cbx

Tag files exist in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software..

.cda

CD audio track saved on AudioCD..

.cdf

Internet Explorer channel file.. < /p>

.cdr

A graphics file format in CorelDraw. It is a graphics image file format that can be used in all CorelDraw applications..

.cdx

Index file, exists in Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro system software environment..

.cfg

Configuration file, used by system or application software A file to configure your own functions and features..

.chm

Compiled HTML file, often used to create help files and electronic documents..

. clp

The file format in the clipboard under Windows..

.cmd

The batch file used for Windows NT/2000 is actually the same as the BAT file The functions are the same, just to be different from BAT under DOS/Windows 9x..

.cmf

Sound card standard music files, FM synthesizers, etc. can be played back..

.cnf

NetMeetting conference connection file..

.cnt

Online help file directory index file, usually the same as the .hlp file with the same name Save together..

.col

A palette file format created by programs such as Autodesk Animator, Autodesk Animator Por, etc., which stores various items in the palette RGB value..

.com

DOS executable command file, generally less than 64KB..

.cpd

Fax cover page File..

.cpe

Fax cover file..

.cpi

International code page, used to provide the corresponding country Code page information..

.cpl

Control panel extension file, Windows operating system uses..

.cpp

C++ language Source program, a very powerful language, with corresponding development systems in various platforms..

.crd

Card file in Windows..

.crd

Card file in Windows..

.crt

Certificate authentication file used for security..

.csv

A comma-delimited text file, generally used for data exchange between different applications..

.cur

The cursor under Windows Resource file format, which can be edited with cursor editing software..

.css

Text/css file..

.dat

Data file, used in the application

..

.dat

The image and sound files in the VCD can be called by the VCD player software or played through the VCD player..

.dbf< /p>

Database files, database files generated by Foxbase, Dbase, Visual FoxPro, and other database processing systems..

.dcx

Fax browsing document files.. < /p>

.ddi

Image files, DUP, HD, IMG and other tools can be expanded...

.dev

Device driver. .

.dib

Device-independent bitmap file, which is a file format whose purpose is to ensure that bitmap graphics created with one application can be used by other applications Load or display the same..

.dir

Directory file..

.dll

Windows dynamic link library, almost everywhere No, but sometimes conflicts between different versions of DLLs can cause various problems.

.doc

It is the word in Microsoft Office, the office software with the highest market share at present. Process documents created by the software Word..

.dos

Some system files of MS-DOS reserved by Windows..

.dot

The document template file of Microsoft Word can simplify the creation of documents in some common formats through templates, and can embed VBA programs to realize certain automation functions.

.drv

< p>Device driver files are used in various systems..

.dwg

AutoCAD drawing files are also a format supported by many drawing software and are commonly used in *** Share data..

.dxb

A graphics file format created by AutoCAD..

.dxf

Graphics exchange format, A computer-aided design file format originally developed for use with AutoCAD to facilitate the transfer of graphics files between applications. It stores graphics in ASCII mode and is very accurate in representing the size of graphics

< p>.der

Certificate file

.dic

Txt file

.emf

By Microsoft The overall design goal of the developed Windows 32-bit extended metafile format is to make up for the shortcomings of the *.wmf file format used in Microsoft Windows 3.1 (Win16) and make metafiles easier to use?/br>

.eps

A graphics file format described in the Post*** language. It is saved as a text file and can print high-quality graphics images on a Post*** graphics printer. It can represent up to 32-bit graphics and images

.err

Compilation error file, which exists in Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software environments

.exe

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Executable files, although the suffix name is the same, have different formats and versions

.exp

The display card driver used by 3DS

.exc

Txt file

.fky

key macro file, which exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software

.flc

The animation files of Autodesk Animator and Animatorpro support 256 colors, the largest image pixel size is 64000*64000, support compression, and are widely used in animation sequences in animation graphics, computer-aided design and Computer game application

.fnd

Saved search results

.fon

Bitmap font file <

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.for

Fortran language program

.fot

Shortcut keys to fonts

.fp

Configuration file, exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro series software

.fpt

Remarks field file, exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro series software Environment

.frt

Report file exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro series software

.frx

Report The file exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software

.fxp

The compiled program exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software

.h

C language source program header file

.hlp

Windows application help file

.hqx< /p>

BinHex is used in Macintosh to encode binary files into 7-bit text files. Most Macintosh files appear as .hqx (.bin is rarely used). In Macintosh, StuffIt Expander can be used to decode .hqx , BinHex 13 decoding can be used in Windows

.ht

HyperTerminal

.htm

Save the text of Hypertext Description Language File, used to describe various web pages, open using various browsers

.html

Same as .htm files

.icm

Image color matching description file

.ico

Icon files in Windows can contain multiple formats of the same icon and are created using icon editing software

.idf

MIDI instrument definition

.idx

Index file, exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro series software

.iff

File Interchange Format file. This file format is mostly used on the Amiga platform. On this platform, it can store almost all types of data. On other platforms, the IFF file format is commonly used. Used to store image and sound files

.image

MACintosh disk image file, common in FTP sites of Apple computers, processed by Shrink Wrap in Macintosh

< p>.ime

Input method file under Windows

.img

Disk image file, which can be restored after opening with HD-COPY, WinImage and other tools To a disk

.inc

Assembly language include file, similar to .H file in C/C++

.inf

Software installation information under Windows, the standard installation program of Windows installs software, drivers, etc. based on the installation information in this file

.ini

Initialization information file in Windows , not used much anymore, the new application saves the settings in the system's registry

.jar

A compressed file, a new version of ARJ, but not very Popular, you can use WinJar, Winrar, etc. to open

.jpeg

A kind of picture compression file, the same as .jpg

.jpg

The static image compression standard formulated by the Static Image Expert Group has a high compression ratio and is widely used. It can be created using image processing software such as PhotoShop.

.job

JobObject

.jfif

Jpeg file

.kbd

Keyboard layout file <

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.lmb

A graphics file format used in Deluxe Paint, its encoding method is similar to *.iff

.lnk

Shortcut, this file points to another file. Each item in the program folder of the start menu is an LNK file

.log

Log file, usually used to record some events Like

.lzh

An ancient compressed file that can be opened with WinRAR

.mac

One used in Macintosh Medium grayscale graphic file format, used in Macintosh Paintbrush, its resolution can only be 720*567

.mag

Graphic file format

.mcc

Dialer10CallingCard (calling card file)

.mci

MCI command set

.mdb

Microsoft Access use The database format is a very popular desktop database

.men

In-memory application file, which exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software

. mid

Audio compressed files were once very popular, but are rarely used in current software

.mif

MIDI instruments

< p>.mmf

Microsoft mail, relatively rare

.mnt

Menu file, exists in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro series software

.mnx

Menu files exist in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software

.moov

QuickTime or Mac movies and TV format, played by Sparkle, FastPlayer, MoviePlayer and other software on Macintosh, and played by Quicktime on Windows

.mov

Movie files using Apple\'s QuickTime format can be played on Macintosh It can be played by Sparkle, FastPlayer, MoviePlayer and other software in Windows. It can be played by Quicktime in Windows.

.movie

QuickTime or the film and television format of Macintosh. It can be played by Sparkle, FastPlayer, MoviePlayer in Macintosh. It can be played by other software, and can be played by QuickTime in Windows

.mp3

Audio files compressed using the MPEG-1 Layout 3 standard are the main compressed audio files on the Internet. It has the characteristics of extremely high compression rate and low distortion. It is currently the main file format for music piracy, but it is currently challenged by new standards such as VQF and WMA.

.mpg

Adopts MPEG -1 standard compressed video file, which is very similar to the format used by VCD. It provides CD-quality audio signals and 320*240 video resolution. Most current media player software can play it, including Microsoft's WMV8 and MPEG-4 compressed AVI. file is its strong competitor

.mpt

A graphics file format used in the Macintosh

.msg

Microsoft Mail Document

.msk

A graphics file format in Animator Pro that contains a bitmap graphic

.msn

Microsoft Network files

.mmm

Mplayer

.mlv

MPEG files

.mak

Mak file

.man

Application/x-trof-man format file

.mpa

MPEG file

.mpe

MPEG file

.nws

Microsoft Internet News Message

.obj

Object code

.opt

is the graphics file format created by Animator Pro

.ovl

Because The software has many functions and the memory is small. Executable files that cannot be loaded into the memory at once may have an ovl file with the same file name

.obd

Office.binder.95

Office.binder.95

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.obt

Office.Binder.Template

.obz

Office.Binder.Wizard

.ofn< /p>

Office.File.New

.qic

Microsoft Backup Policy

.qpr

Query file, in Use it in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software

.qpx

Query files, use it in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software

. qt

Macintosh's QuickTime film and television format can be played by Sparkle, FastPlayer, MoviePlayer and other software on Macintosh, and can be played by Quicktime on Windows

.qtm

Animation file, this file format was developed by Apple Computer Company and is supported by Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows platforms. It supports 25-bit color, the maximum image resolution is 64000*64000, supports compression, and is used to save audio and motion video information

.que

QueueObject

.rar

The compressed file format provided by WinRAR has a compression rate higher than ZIP and also provides more functions. Rich

.rec

Recorder macro files under Windows

.reg

Windows 95 system and application registration files, Although this kind of file is saved as a plain text file, there are still version problems. Different operating systems use different REG file versions

.rif

RTF format (Rich Text format) File

.rle

A compressed bitmap file format. The RLE compression scheme is an extremely mature compression scheme. It is characterized by lossless compression, which saves disk space. No image data is lost, but it takes more time to open this kind of compressed file. In addition, some applications with poor compatibility may not be able to open it

.rm

The video compressed files supported by RealPlayer under Windows, the very popular streaming video files on the Internet, and many real-time video news all use this format. However, the latest Windows Media Video V8 has launched it Powerful offensive

.rmi

MIDI sequence file

.rtf

Rich text format file, describing the content in plain text, can Save information in various formats and can be created using WordPad, Word, etc.

.ra

ReadAudio files

.ram

ReadAudio files

.rnk

Rnk file

.rpm<

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Audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin format file

.sav

Archive file

.scp

A script file used for automatic dial-up login for Internet dial-up users in Windows systems, which can avoid tedious keyboard input during manual login

.scr

Barrier protection file

.sct

Screen file, used in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro series software

.scx

Screen file, used in Dbase, Foxbase , used in the environment of Foxpro series software

.set

Microsoft backup set file is used to save the content, settings and other information to be backed up

.shb< /p>

Shortcut to a document

.shs

Fragment, you can drag and drop a piece of text from the WordPad to the desktop to create a fragment, but the use value is not Large

.snd

Mac sound file, a sound file format developed by Apple Computer Company, is supported by the Macintosh platform and various Macintosh applications and supports certain compression

.spd

Post*** printer description file

.sql

Query file, used in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro series software

.svg

SVG can be regarded as the hottest image file format at present. It is based on XML and was developed by the WorldWideWebConsortium alliance. SVG is a scalable vector graphic

< p>.svx

Amiga sound file, a sound file format developed by Commodore, is supported by the Amiga platform and applications, and does not support compression

flash is a product of Micromedia, and strictly It is said to be an animation editing software, but in fact it produces an animation with the suffix name. Animations in this format can express rich multimedia forms in a relatively small size, and can also achieve the same goal as HTML files. The realm of "harmony"

.swg

Virtual memory swap file, used by the operating system

.sys

System file, driver Programs, etc., have different definitions in different operating systems

.slk

Excel.SLK

.sit

Application/ x-stuffit format file

.taz

is a TAR file compressed in .Z format

.tbk

Temporary database file,

.tga

Image files are used in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, and Foxpro series software. The structure of this file format is relatively simple and it is a common format for graphics and image data. It has a great influence in the field of multimedia and is the preferred format for converting computer-generated images to television

.tgz

Winzip

.tif

Same as tiff

.tiff

Image file, this image has a complex format, a lot of storage content, and takes up a lot of storage space. Its size is 3 times that of a GIF image, which is corresponding 10 times the size of JPEG images. It was first popular on Macintosh. Now mainstream image applications in Windows support this format.

.tmp

Temporary files are generally generated by the system and applications. When the system and applications exit, the temporary files created by them will be automatically deleted. If the system exits abnormally, the temporary files may remain on the disk. In a single-task system, they can be deleted immediately. In a multi-task system, the temporary files created by them will be deleted automatically. , you should delete temporary files that are not in use

.trn

Translation files

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.tsp

Telephone Service Provider

.ttf

Font files in TrueType format, which can be viewed using FontView.Exe

< p>.txt

Text file

.ttc

Ttc file

.tar

Winzip

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.url

InternetShortcut (shortcut to URL address on the internet)

.uls

ULS file

. vbx

Microsoft's Visual Basic language control

.vcd

The CD image file produced by the virtual optical drive tool

.ver

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Version description, a file used to describe the version information of a certain software, the content varies from software to software

.voc

Sound file, this file format is developed by Creative Labs Developed by the company, it is supported by Windows and DOS platforms and supports compression

.vxd

Virtual device driver is very common in Windows operating systems and is an important system file

.vir

Vir file

.vsd

Visio.Drawing.4

.vss

< p>Visio.Drawing.4

.vst

Visio.Drawing.4

.vsw

Visio.Drawing.4 < /p>

.wab

Address book file, used by the address book program in the system

.wav

Audio file, this file format is Resource format used to save audio information on Windows. In Windows, it is played by Waveform Hold and Modify or Navigator, or "media player". There are many encoding methods, which require corresponding decoding programs to play

. win

Window file, used in the environment of Dbase, Foxbase, Foxpro series software

.wmf

A common metafile format in Microsoft Windows , it has the characteristics of short files and stylized patterns. The entire graphic is often spliced ??together from independent components, but the graphics are often rough and can only be edited in Microsoft Office

.wpc

WordPad document conversion

.wps

Wps text files, there are many versions, can be opened using Wps Office, Wps 2000, etc.

< p>.wri

Windows WordPad Document

.wll

Word.Addin

.wbk

Work.Backup

.wiz

Word.Wizard

.wht

Whiteboard

.xab

Microsoft Mail Address Book

.xbm

A graphics file format created by Animator Pro that contains information used to describe a series of points of a polygon

.xif

Documents generated under Xifimage

.xla

EXCEL.Addim

.xlk

Excel.Backup

.xlc

Excel.Chart.5

.xlb

Excel.Sheet.5

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.xlc

Excel.Ch

art.5

.xlt

Excel.Template

.xlv

Excel.VBAModule

.xlw

Excel.Workspace

.xll

Excel.XLL

.xlm

Excel.Macro.Sheet

.z

A compressed file

.zip

is the most common file compression format in DOS/Windows and also the most common file compression format on the Internet. A standard compression format that can contain paths and multiple files