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.C3D

Coordinate 3D File Format

The C3D (Coordinate 3D) file format is a public domain, binary file format used extensively in the fields of biomechanics, motion capt…

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.CACHE

Cache File

A cache file is a generic data container used by a wide variety of software applications to store temporary information intended to sp…

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.CATIA PART (.CATPART)

CATIA Part

A .CATPart file is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) part file created by CATIA (Computer-Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Applicati…

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.CATPART

CATIA Part Document

The CATPART file format is a proprietary 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file format developed by Dassault Systèmes for use with their…

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.CCQ

Creative Choice Questionnaire Data File

The CCQ file extension is primarily associated with questionnaire and survey data files generated by specialized evaluation, assessmen…

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.CFG

Configuration File

A CFG file is a configuration file used by various software programs to store settings and parameters. These files are typically plain…

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.CGT

CGTech VERICUT Project File

The CGT file extension is primarily associated with VERICUT, a sophisticated software suite developed by CGTech used for CNC simulatio…

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.COLLADA

COLLADA Document

COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity) is an open standard XML schema for exchanging digital assets among various graphics software a…

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.CONFIG

Configuration File

A 'config' file is a generic file extension used to store configuration settings for various software applications. These files typica…

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.CRAM

CRAM (Compressed Reference-oriented Alignment Map)

The CRAM file format is a highly efficient, compressed data format used primarily in the field of bioinformatics and genomics for stor…

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.CRASH

Crash Dump File

A .crash file is a crash report generated by macOS and iOS operating systems when an application unexpectedly terminates or encounters…

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.CRDOWNLOAD

Chrome Partial Download File

A .crdownload file is a temporary file extension used by the Google Chrome web browser (and Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edg…

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.CRT

X.509 Security Certificate

A .crt file is a security certificate file used primarily by web browsers and web servers to verify the identity of a website and esta…

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.CSV

Comma Separated Values

A CSV (Comma Separated Values) file is a plain text file that stores tabular data (numbers and text) in a simple, structured format. E…

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.CUP

SeeYou Waypoint File

The CUP file extension is primarily associated with SeeYou, a comprehensive flight planning and analysis software suite developed by N…

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.C3D

Coordinate 3D File Format

The C3D (Coordinate 3D) file format is a public domain, binary file format used extensively in the fields of biomechanics, motion capture, and gait analysis. O…

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.CACHE

Cache File

A cache file is a generic data container used by a wide variety of software applications to store temporary information intended to speed up future requests fo…

Data
.CATIA PART (.CATPART)

CATIA Part

A .CATPart file is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) part file created by CATIA (Computer-Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Application), a multi-platform sof…

Data
.CATPART

CATIA Part Document

The CATPART file format is a proprietary 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file format developed by Dassault Systèmes for use with their CATIA software suite. It…

Data
.CCQ

Creative Choice Questionnaire Data File

The CCQ file extension is primarily associated with questionnaire and survey data files generated by specialized evaluation, assessment, and analytical softwar…

Data
.CFG

Configuration File

A CFG file is a configuration file used by various software programs to store settings and parameters. These files are typically plain text or binary files tha…

Data
.CGT

CGTech VERICUT Project File

The CGT file extension is primarily associated with VERICUT, a sophisticated software suite developed by CGTech used for CNC simulation, verification, and opti…

Data
.COLLADA

COLLADA Document

COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity) is an open standard XML schema for exchanging digital assets among various graphics software applications. It is primar…

Data
.CONFIG

Configuration File

A 'config' file is a generic file extension used to store configuration settings for various software applications. These files typically contain parameters, s…

Data
.CRAM

CRAM (Compressed Reference-oriented Alignment Map)

The CRAM file format is a highly efficient, compressed data format used primarily in the field of bioinformatics and genomics for storing biological sequences…

Data
.CRASH

Crash Dump File

A .crash file is a crash report generated by macOS and iOS operating systems when an application unexpectedly terminates or encounters a fatal error. These fil…

Data
.CRDOWNLOAD

Chrome Partial Download File

A .crdownload file is a temporary file extension used by the Google Chrome web browser (and Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera) to i…

Data
.CRT

X.509 Security Certificate

A .crt file is a security certificate file used primarily by web browsers and web servers to verify the identity of a website and establish a secure, encrypted…

Data
.CSV

Comma Separated Values

A CSV (Comma Separated Values) file is a plain text file that stores tabular data (numbers and text) in a simple, structured format. Each line of the file repr…

Data
.CUP

SeeYou Waypoint File

The CUP file extension is primarily associated with SeeYou, a comprehensive flight planning and analysis software suite developed by Naviter, which is widely u…

Data

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