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'''BEAM format''' is an executable format associated with the BEAM virtual machine, which is designed for programs written in [[Erlang]]. BEAM stands for ''Bogdan's Erlang Abstract Machine''.

== Identification ==
BEAM (R5 and later) is based on a variant of [[IFF]]. Files begin with <code>'F' 'O' 'R' '1' ?? ?? ?? ?? 'B' 'E' 'A' 'M'</code>.

There is also an older format, which begins with <code>0x7f 'B' 'E' 'A' 'M' '!'</code>.

== Links ==
* [http://www.erlang.se/~bjorn/beam_file_format.html File format for Beam R5 and later]
* [https://synrc.com/publications/cat/Functional%20Languages/Erlang/BEAM.pdf BEAM File Format]
* [http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/beam_lib.html beam_lib: Interface To the BEAM File Format]

[[Category:IFF based file formats]]

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