executable File Extensions

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.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 simp...

.so (shared object - linux)

Shared Object

A shared object file, identified by the `.so` extension, is a dynamically linked library used primarily in Linux and oth...

.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...

.pyz

Python Zip Application

A .pyz file is a Python Zip Application, which is an archive containing Python code that can be executed directly. It's ...

.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 Extensio...

.crx

Chromium Extension

A CRX file is a package file format used by Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and others to di...

.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 O...

.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 appli...

.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 Nint...

.x64

x64 Architecture Identifier/Binary

The term 'x64' is not a standard, universally recognized file extension in the same way as '.exe' or '.pdf'. Instead, 'x...

.x86_64

x86-64 Architecture Binary/Executable

The term 'x86_64' (also known as AMD64 or Intel 64) is not a standard file extension like '.exe' or '.elf'. Instead, it ...

.amd64

AMD64 Architecture Identifier

The term 'amd64' is not a standard file extension for a specific file format in the traditional sense (like .docx or .jp...

.i386

i386 Architecture Binary/Object File

The term 'i386' primarily refers to the 32-bit instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Intel, which was the basi...

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