Executable File Extensions

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.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 ...

.elf (linux)

Executable and Linkable Format

The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) is a common standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries...

.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...

.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...

.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...

.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...

.net assemblies (dll)

.NET Assembly

A .dll (Dynamic Link Library) file is a library that contains code and data that can be used by more than one program at...

.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...

.prg

Program File

The .prg file extension is a versatile format primarily used to denote executable program files or script files across s...

.arm64

ARM64 Executable/Binary

ARM64, often referred to as AArch64, is the 64-bit instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by ARM Holdings. When 'a...

.i386

i386 Architecture Binary/Executable

The term 'i386' (or sometimes 'i.386') does not strictly refer to a single, standardized file extension or format in the...

.win64

Windows 64-bit Executable/Binary Indicator

The term 'win64' is not a standard, recognized file extension like '.exe' or '.dll'. Instead, it is a common architectur...

.x86_64

x86-64 Architecture Binary/Executable

The term 'x86_64' (also known as AMD64 or Intel 64) is not a standard file extension in the traditional sense (like .exe...

.x64

x64 Architecture Identifier/Binary

The term 'x64' is not a standard, universally recognized file extension in the way that '.pdf' or '.jpg' are. Instead, '...

.amd64

AMD64 Architecture Identifier

The term 'amd64' is not a standard file extension for a specific file format in the way that '.pdf' or '.jpg' are. Inste...

.aarch64

AArch64 Binary Executable

The term 'aarch64' itself is not a standard file extension like '.exe' or '.bin', but rather refers to the 64-bit ARM ar...

.i686

i686 Architecture Executable/Binary

The term 'i686' is not a standard file extension in the way '.exe' or '.pdf' is, but rather refers to a specific process...

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