file format The kind of data stored in a file. Most modern
the file type though some store this information elsewhere in
appropriate icon to represent the file in a
GUI and the
correct
application with which to view, edit, run, or print
the file.
Different operating systems support different sets of file
types though most agree on a large common set and allow
arbitrary new types to be defined.
[URL of list of file types?]
(1997-02-13)