Electronic File Formats
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Formats based on electronic/online media. | Formats based on electronic/online media. | ||
| − | * [[3D and CAD/CAM Models]] | + | * '''[[3D and CAD/CAM Models]]''' |
* [[Address books and contacts]] | * [[Address books and contacts]] | ||
| − | * [[Archiving]] | + | * '''[[Archiving]]''' |
| − | * [[Audio and Music]] | + | * '''[[Audio and Music]]''' |
* [[Bibliographic data]] - Catalogues, Finding aids and Reference lists | * [[Bibliographic data]] - Catalogues, Finding aids and Reference lists | ||
* [[Binary Data]] (any binary formats that didn't fit in other categories) | * [[Binary Data]] (any binary formats that didn't fit in other categories) | ||
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* [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors]] | * [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors]] | ||
* '''[[Character Encodings]]''' - Character encodings map binary data onto written characters. | * '''[[Character Encodings]]''' - Character encodings map binary data onto written characters. | ||
| − | * [[Compression]] | + | * '''[[Compression]]''' |
* [[Coupons and Tickets]] | * [[Coupons and Tickets]] | ||
* [[Culinary arts]] - file formats related to cooking, baking, frying, broiling... Yum! | * [[Culinary arts]] - file formats related to cooking, baking, frying, broiling... Yum! | ||
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* [[Databases]] | * [[Databases]] | ||
* [[Development]] | * [[Development]] | ||
| − | * [[Disk Image Formats]] (or tape image, etc.; images of data as stored on physical media) | + | * '''[[Disk Image Formats]]''' (or tape image, etc.; images of data as stored on physical media) |
* [[Diskmagazines]] | * [[Diskmagazines]] | ||
* [[Distributed computing projects]] (volunteer and grid computing) | * [[Distributed computing projects]] (volunteer and grid computing) | ||
| − | * [[Document]] - Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation | + | * '''[[Document]]''' - Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation |
* [[Education]] | * [[Education]] | ||
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* [[Electronic Publishing formats]] (e-books) | * [[Electronic Publishing formats]] (e-books) | ||
| + | * '''[[E-Mail, newsgroups, and forums]]''' (includes various other sorts of messaging, BBSs, social networking, etc.) | ||
* [[Encryption]] | * [[Encryption]] | ||
* [[Error detection and correction]] | * [[Error detection and correction]] | ||
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* [[Genealogical data]] | * [[Genealogical data]] | ||
* [[Geospatial]] | * [[Geospatial]] | ||
| − | * [[Graphics]] | + | * '''[[Graphics]]''' |
* [[Health and Medicine]] | * [[Health and Medicine]] | ||
* [[Help files]] | * [[Help files]] | ||
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* [[ROM and memory images]] | * [[ROM and memory images]] | ||
* [[Saved Games]] | * [[Saved Games]] | ||
| − | * [[Scientific Data formats]] and mathematics related formats | + | * '''[[Scientific Data formats]]''' and mathematics related formats |
* [[Security]] | * [[Security]] | ||
* [[Serialization]] | * [[Serialization]] | ||
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* [[Text-based data]] (any text-based formats that didn't fit in other categories) | * [[Text-based data]] (any text-based formats that didn't fit in other categories) | ||
* [[Transportation]] (formats used in vehicles, transit and shipping systems, etc.) | * [[Transportation]] (formats used in vehicles, transit and shipping systems, etc.) | ||
| − | * [[Video]] | + | * '''[[Video]]''' |
| − | * [[Web]] | + | * '''[[Web]]''' |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 00:37, 4 February 2014
| File Formats | > | Electronic File Formats |
Formats based on electronic/online media.
- 3D and CAD/CAM Models
- Address books and contacts
- Archiving
- Audio and Music
- Bibliographic data - Catalogues, Finding aids and Reference lists
- Binary Data (any binary formats that didn't fit in other categories)
- Calendars
- Cameras and Digital Image Sensors
- Character Encodings - Character encodings map binary data onto written characters.
- Compression
- Coupons and Tickets
- Culinary arts - file formats related to cooking, baking, frying, broiling... Yum!
- Currency - electronic currencies (e.g., Bitcoin). Also some systems for transferring funds in various currencies.
- Databases
- Development
- Disk Image Formats (or tape image, etc.; images of data as stored on physical media)
- Diskmagazines
- Distributed computing projects (volunteer and grid computing)
- Document - Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation
- Education
- Electronic Publishing formats (e-books)
- E-Mail, newsgroups, and forums (includes various other sorts of messaging, BBSs, social networking, etc.)
- Encryption
- Error detection and correction
- Executables
- Filesystem - File systems are the protocols by which multiple files are stored and organized by an operating system
- File transfer
- Finance and Accounting
- Firmware (low-level system files/data/programs)
- Fonts
- Forensics and Law Enforcement
- Game data files
- Genealogical data
- Geospatial
- Graphics
- Health and Medicine
- Help files
- HyperMedia (self-contained files that combine text, graphics, audio, video, and executable code)
- Interactive Fiction
- Law (legislation, litigation, lawyer stuff, etc.)
- Machine Embroidery
- Markup
- Metadata
- Metaformats
- Mind maps, Topic maps etc
- Page description languages as used in print preprocessing
- Personal Digital Assistant formats
- Project management
- Radio
- Retail sales
- ROM and memory images
- Saved Games
- Scientific Data formats and mathematics related formats
- Security
- Serialization
- Source code
- System files
- Telephony
- Temporary files
- Text-based data (any text-based formats that didn't fit in other categories)
- Transportation (formats used in vehicles, transit and shipping systems, etc.)
- Video
- Web
