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.PROVX

HP Provisioning XML File

A PROVX file is an XML-based configuration file used primarily by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) server management software, such as…

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 simulatio…

Data
.XMT

Parasolid CAD Format (Text)

The XMT file extension is primarily associated with the Parasolid geometric modeling kernel, a world-leading 3D solid modeling engine…

Data
.SWN

Vim Swap File

A file with the SWN extension is a temporary swap file created by the Vim (Vi IMproved) text editor. When a user opens a file for edit…

Programming
.SWL

Adobe Flash Shared Library

An SWL file is a Shared Library file associated with Adobe Flash, which was originally developed by Macromedia. These files are design…

Data
.SNW

S Note File

The SNW file extension is primarily associated with S Note, a note-taking application developed by Samsung for its Galaxy Note series…

Data
.GROOVY

Groovy Source Code File

A file with the .groovy extension contains source code written in the Groovy programming language, which is an object-oriented, dynami…

Programming
.RF64

RIFF 64-bit Format

The RF64 file format is a multichannel audio file format developed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to overcome the 4GB file s…

Audio
.HCA

CRI Middleware High Compression Audio

The HCA (High Compression Audio) file format is a proprietary audio compression format developed by CRI Middleware. It is primarily us…

Audio
.STC

OpenOffice.org XML Spreadsheet Template

The STC file extension is primarily associated with spreadsheet templates created by older versions of Apache OpenOffice Calc and Star…

Data
.XML

Maven Project Object Model (POM) File

The 'maven' file, commonly referred to as the pom.xml (Project Object Model) file, is the fundamental unit of work in the Apache Maven…

Programming
.ML4

Minitab Macro File

The ML4 file extension denotes a Minitab Macro File. Minitab is a widely used statistical software package designed for quality improv…

Programming
.SC2SCENE

StarCraft II Scene File

A .sc2scene file is a proprietary data format used by the StarCraft II Editor, also known as the Galaxy Editor, which is the official…

Data
.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
.SPD

SPSS Data File

The SPD file format is primarily associated with IBM SPSS Statistics, a powerful software package used for interactive or batched stat…

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
.HELMIGNORE

Helm Ignore File

A .helmignore file is a specialized configuration file used by Helm, the package manager for Kubernetes, to define which files and dir…

Programming
.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
.SPS

SPSS Syntax File

An SPS file is a syntax file used by IBM SPSS Statistics, a widely used software suite for the analysis of statistical data. These fil…

Programming
.ABNF

Augmented Backus-Naur Form

Augmented Backus-Naur Form (ABNF) is a formal grammar notation used extensively in Internet engineering to define the syntax of protoc…

Programming
.FSPROJ.USER

Visual Studio F# Project User Options File

An FSPROJ.USER file is a user-specific configuration file used by Microsoft Visual Studio and MSBuild for F# (F Sharp) programming pro…

Programming
.ITMT

iTones Music Theme File

The ITMT file extension is a specialized data format primarily associated with iTones, a legacy software utility designed for the crea…

Data
.SWO

Vim Swap File

A .swo file is a temporary swap file created by the Vim (Vi Improved) text editor. When a user opens a file in Vim, the editor creates…

Programming
.MSV

Sony Memory Stick Voice File

The MSV file extension stands for Memory Stick Voice. It is a proprietary compressed audio format developed by Sony, specifically desi…

Audio
.PROVX

HP Provisioning XML File

A PROVX file is an XML-based configuration file used primarily by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) server management software, such as HPE Intelligent Provisio…

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
.XMT

Parasolid CAD Format (Text)

The XMT file extension is primarily associated with the Parasolid geometric modeling kernel, a world-leading 3D solid modeling engine developed by Siemens Digi…

Data
.SWN

Vim Swap File

A file with the SWN extension is a temporary swap file created by the Vim (Vi IMproved) text editor. When a user opens a file for editing in Vim, the applicati…

Programming
.SWL

Adobe Flash Shared Library

An SWL file is a Shared Library file associated with Adobe Flash, which was originally developed by Macromedia. These files are designed to store various asset…

Data
.SNW

S Note File

The SNW file extension is primarily associated with S Note, a note-taking application developed by Samsung for its Galaxy Note series of smartphones and tablet…

Data
.GROOVY

Groovy Source Code File

A file with the .groovy extension contains source code written in the Groovy programming language, which is an object-oriented, dynamic language designed for t…

Programming
.RF64

RIFF 64-bit Format

The RF64 file format is a multichannel audio file format developed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to overcome the 4GB file size limitation inherent i…

Audio
.HCA

CRI Middleware High Compression Audio

The HCA (High Compression Audio) file format is a proprietary audio compression format developed by CRI Middleware. It is primarily used in the video game indu…

Audio
.STC

OpenOffice.org XML Spreadsheet Template

The STC file extension is primarily associated with spreadsheet templates created by older versions of Apache OpenOffice Calc and StarOffice Calc, which were o…

Data
.XML

Maven Project Object Model (POM) File

The 'maven' file, commonly referred to as the pom.xml (Project Object Model) file, is the fundamental unit of work in the Apache Maven build automation tool. I…

Programming
.ML4

Minitab Macro File

The ML4 file extension denotes a Minitab Macro File. Minitab is a widely used statistical software package designed for quality improvement, education, and res…

Programming
.SC2SCENE

StarCraft II Scene File

A .sc2scene file is a proprietary data format used by the StarCraft II Editor, also known as the Galaxy Editor, which is the official modding tool for Blizzard…

Data
.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
.SPD

SPSS Data File

The SPD file format is primarily associated with IBM SPSS Statistics, a powerful software package used for interactive or batched statistical analysis. Specifi…

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
.HELMIGNORE

Helm Ignore File

A .helmignore file is a specialized configuration file used by Helm, the package manager for Kubernetes, to define which files and directories should be exclud…

Programming
.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
.SPS

SPSS Syntax File

An SPS file is a syntax file used by IBM SPSS Statistics, a widely used software suite for the analysis of statistical data. These files contain command-line i…

Programming
.ABNF

Augmented Backus-Naur Form

Augmented Backus-Naur Form (ABNF) is a formal grammar notation used extensively in Internet engineering to define the syntax of protocols and data formats. Sta…

Programming
.FSPROJ.USER

Visual Studio F# Project User Options File

An FSPROJ.USER file is a user-specific configuration file used by Microsoft Visual Studio and MSBuild for F# (F Sharp) programming projects. It is an XML-forma…

Programming
.ITMT

iTones Music Theme File

The ITMT file extension is a specialized data format primarily associated with iTones, a legacy software utility designed for the creation and management of cu…

Data
.SWO

Vim Swap File

A .swo file is a temporary swap file created by the Vim (Vi Improved) text editor. When a user opens a file in Vim, the editor creates a swap file to store cha…

Programming
.MSV

Sony Memory Stick Voice File

The MSV file extension stands for Memory Stick Voice. It is a proprietary compressed audio format developed by Sony, specifically designed for use with their d…

Audio

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