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.BML

Bean Markup Language

The Bean Markup Language (BML) is an XML-based component configuration or scripting language designed specifically for wiring together…

Data
.BMP

Bitmap Image File

The BMP (Bitmap Image File) format is a raster graphics image file format used to store digital images, especially on Microsoft Window…

Image
.BMS

Be-Music Source File

The Be-Music Source (BMS) format is a specialized file format primarily used in rhythm-based music games. Developed in the late 1990s…

Data
.BNK

Wwise SoundBank File

The BNK file format, primarily known as a Wwise SoundBank, is a proprietary container format developed by Audiokinetic for their Wwise…

Audio
.BREP

Boundary Representation

A BREP file, short for Boundary Representation file, is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file format that stores the geometric and top…

Data
.BRSTM

Binary Revolution Stream

The BRSTM (Binary Revolution Stream) file format is a proprietary audio container developed by Nintendo, primarily used in games for t…

Audio
.BSA

Bethesda Softworks Archive

A BSA file is a proprietary resource container format developed by Bethesda Softworks for use in their proprietary game engines, most…

Archive
.BSML

BeatSaber Markup Language

BeatSaber Markup Language (BSML) is a specialized XML-based markup language used primarily within the modding community of the virtual…

Programming
.BSQ

Binary Sequence

A .bsq file typically represents a binary sequence, often used in remote sensing and image processing applications. It's a raw, unform…

Data
.BTM

Batch To Memory

A .BTM file is a batch file used by Take Command Console (TCC), a command-line interpreter for Windows. TCC is a replacement for the s…

Executable
.BUFR

Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data

BUFR (Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data) is a binary data format designed by the World Meteorologica…

Data
.BVH

Biovision Hierarchy

The BVH (Biovision Hierarchy) file format is a widely used standard for storing motion capture data, originally developed by the now-d…

Data
.BWAV

Nintendo Broadcast Wave Audio File

A BWAV file is a proprietary audio format primarily associated with Nintendo video games, notably used in modern consoles like the Nin…

Audio
.BWF

Broadcast Wave Format

The Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) is a standard audio file format that serves as an extension of the ubiquitous Microsoft WAVE format. D…

Audio
.BML

Bean Markup Language

The Bean Markup Language (BML) is an XML-based component configuration or scripting language designed specifically for wiring together Java Beans. Originally d…

Data
.BMP

Bitmap Image File

The BMP (Bitmap Image File) format is a raster graphics image file format used to store digital images, especially on Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating syst…

Image
.BMS

Be-Music Source File

The Be-Music Source (BMS) format is a specialized file format primarily used in rhythm-based music games. Developed in the late 1990s as a way to simulate the…

Data
.BNK

Wwise SoundBank File

The BNK file format, primarily known as a Wwise SoundBank, is a proprietary container format developed by Audiokinetic for their Wwise audio middleware engine…

Audio
.BREP

Boundary Representation

A BREP file, short for Boundary Representation file, is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file format that stores the geometric and topological information of a…

Data
.BRSTM

Binary Revolution Stream

The BRSTM (Binary Revolution Stream) file format is a proprietary audio container developed by Nintendo, primarily used in games for the Wii and GameCube conso…

Audio
.BSA

Bethesda Softworks Archive

A BSA file is a proprietary resource container format developed by Bethesda Softworks for use in their proprietary game engines, most notably the Gamebryo and…

Archive
.BSML

BeatSaber Markup Language

BeatSaber Markup Language (BSML) is a specialized XML-based markup language used primarily within the modding community of the virtual reality rhythm game, Bea…

Programming
.BSQ

Binary Sequence

A .bsq file typically represents a binary sequence, often used in remote sensing and image processing applications. It's a raw, unformatted data file that cont…

Data
.BTM

Batch To Memory

A .BTM file is a batch file used by Take Command Console (TCC), a command-line interpreter for Windows. TCC is a replacement for the standard CMD.EXE command p…

Executable
.BUFR

Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data

BUFR (Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data) is a binary data format designed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) for…

Data
.BVH

Biovision Hierarchy

The BVH (Biovision Hierarchy) file format is a widely used standard for storing motion capture data, originally developed by the now-defunct motion capture com…

Data
.BWAV

Nintendo Broadcast Wave Audio File

A BWAV file is a proprietary audio format primarily associated with Nintendo video games, notably used in modern consoles like the Nintendo Switch, Wii U, and…

Audio
.BWF

Broadcast Wave Format

The Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) is a standard audio file format that serves as an extension of the ubiquitous Microsoft WAVE format. Developed by the European…

Audio
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