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|mimetypes={{mimetype|audio/x-wav}}, {{mimetype|audio/vnd.wave}}, {{mimetype|audio/wav}}, {{mimetype|audio/wave}}, {{mimetype|audio/x-pn-wav}}
 
|mimetypes={{mimetype|audio/x-wav}}, {{mimetype|audio/vnd.wave}}, {{mimetype|audio/wav}}, {{mimetype|audio/wave}}, {{mimetype|audio/x-pn-wav}}
 
|locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000001}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000002}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000356}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000357}}
 
|locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000001}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000002}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000356}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000357}}
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|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/6}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/141}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/142}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/143}}, others
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/6}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/141}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/142}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/143}}, others
 
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The '''Waveform Audio File Format''' ('''WAV''' or '''WAVE''') is a widely used audio format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the [[RIFF]] wrapper format. The usual audio encoding in a .wav file is [[LPCM]], considered an 'uncompressed' encoding.  Because of large file sizes, WAV is not well-suited for distributing audio such as songs or podcasts. WAV is used in MS-Windows to store sounds used in applications. It is also used as an archival format for first-generation (master) files, often with a metadata chunk as specified in the Broadcast Wave ([[BWF]]) standard.
 
The '''Waveform Audio File Format''' ('''WAV''' or '''WAVE''') is a widely used audio format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the [[RIFF]] wrapper format. The usual audio encoding in a .wav file is [[LPCM]], considered an 'uncompressed' encoding.  Because of large file sizes, WAV is not well-suited for distributing audio such as songs or podcasts. WAV is used in MS-Windows to store sounds used in applications. It is also used as an archival format for first-generation (master) files, often with a metadata chunk as specified in the Broadcast Wave ([[BWF]]) standard.
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== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/audio/wav/
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* {{DexvertSamples|audio/wav}}
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

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File Format
Name WAV
Ontology
Extension(s) .wav, .wave
MIME Type(s) audio/x-wav, audio/vnd.wave, audio/wav, audio/wave, audio/x-pn-wav
LoCFDD fdd000001, fdd000002, fdd000356, fdd000357
PRONOM fmt/6, fmt/141, fmt/142, fmt/143, others
Wikidata ID Q217570
Kaitai Struct Spec wav.ksy
Released 1991

The Waveform Audio File Format (WAV or WAVE) is a widely used audio format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the RIFF wrapper format. The usual audio encoding in a .wav file is LPCM, considered an 'uncompressed' encoding. Because of large file sizes, WAV is not well-suited for distributing audio such as songs or podcasts. WAV is used in MS-Windows to store sounds used in applications. It is also used as an archival format for first-generation (master) files, often with a metadata chunk as specified in the Broadcast Wave (BWF) standard.

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