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.P12

PKCS #12 Personal Information Exchange File

A P12 file is a binary archive file format used for storing several cryptography objects as a single file. It is based on the Public-K…

Data
.P7B

PKCS#7 Certificate and CRL Set

The P7B file extension, often associated with the PKCS#7 standard (Public-Key Cryptography Standards #7), typically denotes a file con…

Data
.P7C

PKCS #7 Certificate File

A P7C file is a digital certificate file that follows the Public-Key Cryptography Standards #7 (PKCS #7) format. It is primarily used…

Data
.P7S

PKCS #7 Signature File

A P7S file is a digital signature file used to verify the authenticity and integrity of an email or document. It is based on the Publi…

Data
.PAGES

Apple Pages Document

The .pages file extension is associated with documents created by Apple Pages, a word processing and page layout application developed…

Data
.PARASOLID

Parasolid Model Part

The Parasolid file format (.x_t, .x_b, .xmt_txt, .xmt_bin) is a geometric modeling kernel format widely used in CAD/CAM/CAE software…

Data
.PARASOLID (.X_T, .X_B)

Parasolid Model Part

Parasolid files (.x_t for text format and .x_b for binary format) are CAD (Computer-Aided Design) files used for storing 3D solid mode…

Data
.PARASOLID (X_T, X_B)

Parasolid Model Part

Parasolid files, typically with extensions like .x_t (text) or .x_b (binary), are a common format for representing 3D solid models. Th…

Data
.PARQUET

Apache Parquet

Apache Parquet is a columnar storage format optimized for use with big data processing frameworks. Unlike row-oriented formats, Parque…

Data
.PARTIAL

Partial Download

A '.partial' file extension typically indicates an incomplete or partially downloaded file. These files are created by download manage…

Data
.PASSWD

Unix Password File

The /etc/passwd file is a fundamental configuration file in Unix-like operating systems, including Linux and macOS. It is a plain-text…

Data
.PATCH

Patch File

A patch file is a specialized text document that contains instructions on how to modify a source code file or a set of files. It is ty…

Programming
.PBD

EaseUS Todo Backup Image File

The PBD file extension is primarily associated with EaseUS Todo Backup, a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution. A PBD f…

Archive
.PBL

PowerBuilder Library

A PBL file, commonly referred to as a 'Pibble,' is a library file used by PowerBuilder, an integrated development environment (IDE) cu…

Programming
.PBR

PowerBuilder Resource File

A PBR file is a PowerBuilder Resource file used by the PowerBuilder development environment, originally created by Sybase and now main…

Programming
.PCAP

Packet Capture

The PCAP (Packet Capture) file format is a standardized application programming interface and file format used for capturing and recor…

Data
.PCAPNG

PCAP Next Generation Dump File

The PCAP Next Generation (pcap-ng) file format is the successor to the original libpcap (pcap) format, designed to overcome the limita…

Data
.PCD

Point Cloud Data

The PCD (Point Cloud Data) file format is a standard file format used primarily in the field of 3D computer vision and robotics. It wa…

Data
.PCK

Godot Engine Package File

The PCK file extension is most commonly associated with the Godot Engine, a popular open-source 2D and 3D game engine. In this context…

Archive
.PDB

Protein Data Bank File

The PDB (Protein Data Bank) file format is a standard text-based file format used to store the three-dimensional structural data of bi…

Data
.PDF

Portable Document Format

The PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file format developed by Adobe in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting an…

Document
.PEF

Pentax Electronic File

The PEF file extension represents a raw image format used by Pentax digital cameras. Raw image formats, like PEF, store the unprocesse…

Image
.PEM

Privacy-Enhanced Mail Certificate

The .pem file extension stands for Privacy-Enhanced Mail, although its usage has evolved significantly beyond its original email secur…

Data
.PFX

Personal Information Exchange

A PFX file, which stands for Personal Information Exchange, is a binary format used for storing a certificate, its private key, and an…

Data
.P12

PKCS #12 Personal Information Exchange File

A P12 file is a binary archive file format used for storing several cryptography objects as a single file. It is based on the Public-Key Cryptography Standards…

Data
.P7B

PKCS#7 Certificate and CRL Set

The P7B file extension, often associated with the PKCS#7 standard (Public-Key Cryptography Standards #7), typically denotes a file containing a set of digital…

Data
.P7C

PKCS #7 Certificate File

A P7C file is a digital certificate file that follows the Public-Key Cryptography Standards #7 (PKCS #7) format. It is primarily used to store and distribute p…

Data
.P7S

PKCS #7 Signature File

A P7S file is a digital signature file used to verify the authenticity and integrity of an email or document. It is based on the Public-Key Cryptography Standa…

Data
.PAGES

Apple Pages Document

The .pages file extension is associated with documents created by Apple Pages, a word processing and page layout application developed by Apple Inc. as part of…

Data
.PARASOLID

Parasolid Model Part

The Parasolid file format (.x_t, .x_b, .xmt_txt, .xmt_bin) is a geometric modeling kernel format widely used in CAD/CAM/CAE software. It's a proprietary format…

Data
.PARASOLID (.X_T, .X_B)

Parasolid Model Part

Parasolid files (.x_t for text format and .x_b for binary format) are CAD (Computer-Aided Design) files used for storing 3D solid models. They are the native f…

Data
.PARASOLID (X_T, X_B)

Parasolid Model Part

Parasolid files, typically with extensions like .x_t (text) or .x_b (binary), are a common format for representing 3D solid models. They are the native file fo…

Data
.PARQUET

Apache Parquet

Apache Parquet is a columnar storage format optimized for use with big data processing frameworks. Unlike row-oriented formats, Parquet stores data by columns…

Data
.PARTIAL

Partial Download

A '.partial' file extension typically indicates an incomplete or partially downloaded file. These files are created by download managers or web browsers when a…

Data
.PASSWD

Unix Password File

The /etc/passwd file is a fundamental configuration file in Unix-like operating systems, including Linux and macOS. It is a plain-text file that contains essen…

Data
.PATCH

Patch File

A patch file is a specialized text document that contains instructions on how to modify a source code file or a set of files. It is typically generated by a 'd…

Programming
.PBD

EaseUS Todo Backup Image File

The PBD file extension is primarily associated with EaseUS Todo Backup, a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution. A PBD file serves as a proprieta…

Archive
.PBL

PowerBuilder Library

A PBL file, commonly referred to as a 'Pibble,' is a library file used by PowerBuilder, an integrated development environment (IDE) currently developed by Appe…

Programming
.PBR

PowerBuilder Resource File

A PBR file is a PowerBuilder Resource file used by the PowerBuilder development environment, originally created by Sybase and now maintained by Appeon. These f…

Programming
.PCAP

Packet Capture

The PCAP (Packet Capture) file format is a standardized application programming interface and file format used for capturing and recording network traffic. It…

Data
.PCAPNG

PCAP Next Generation Dump File

The PCAP Next Generation (pcap-ng) file format is the successor to the original libpcap (pcap) format, designed to overcome the limitations of its predecessor…

Data
.PCD

Point Cloud Data

The PCD (Point Cloud Data) file format is a standard file format used primarily in the field of 3D computer vision and robotics. It was developed to support th…

Data
.PCK

Godot Engine Package File

The PCK file extension is most commonly associated with the Godot Engine, a popular open-source 2D and 3D game engine. In this context, a PCK file is a package…

Archive
.PDB

Protein Data Bank File

The PDB (Protein Data Bank) file format is a standard text-based file format used to store the three-dimensional structural data of biological molecules, prima…

Data
.PDF

Portable Document Format

The PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file format developed by Adobe in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner ind…

Document
.PEF

Pentax Electronic File

The PEF file extension represents a raw image format used by Pentax digital cameras. Raw image formats, like PEF, store the unprocessed data captured by the ca…

Image
.PEM

Privacy-Enhanced Mail Certificate

The .pem file extension stands for Privacy-Enhanced Mail, although its usage has evolved significantly beyond its original email security context. Today, PEM f…

Data
.PFX

Personal Information Exchange

A PFX file, which stands for Personal Information Exchange, is a binary format used for storing a certificate, its private key, and any intermediate certificat…

Data
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