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The File Extension Library

What is a file extension?

Short answer: it's the set of letters after the period (.) in the name of a file.

Long answer: File extensions signify the file format of a file. It tells the operating system (OS) how data was stored in the file. Not all OS, require a file extension though. For instance, this is optional in Unix, but is mandatory with MS-DOS and Windows systems.

In most file formats the file type is actually defined by the contents (first bytes, file structure), but extensions are used to define the application that is used for opening the file.

Below is a detailed database of thousands of file extensions our team has compiled for you. Feel free to browse!


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LOC - Extension Details
Date Added: October 09, 2008
File Extension:  .LOC
Description 1: .LOC file extension is linked with EasyGPS TerraByte Location File. This is the file extension for the location file utilized by EasyGPS an ideal GPS waypoint and route managing system for beginners or occasional GPS users. It can communicate with various GPS from the largest manufacturers such as Garmin, Eagle, Magellan and Lowrance. It is easy to use particularly for geocaching since it handles the .LOC files which are downloadable. .LOC file extension and EasyGPS are owned and developed by TopoGrafix.
Description 2: .LOC file extension is linked with Localization string resource header file. String files are also text files that contain various language strings. Creating applications in various languages is possible when using string resource files and there is no need to alter or recompile the application. A unique number and language number represents each string, and this is how strings are identified.
File Type:   Source code and script file
Mode: ASCII
Program(s) to Open:  Windows: can be edited using a text editor
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