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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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MAK - Extension Details
Date Added: April 11, 2008
File Extension:  .MAK
Description 1: .MAK file extension is linked with Makefile. .MAK file carries the instructions which identify how the source files should be compiled. It also includes references to essential files and an accompanying compiler script. .MAK file can also be a project file utilized by various programming languages such as C, C++, etc. It may contain a list of commands for specific compilers as well.
Description 2: .MAK file extension is linked with Visual Basic 3 Project File. This is the project file generated by Visual Basic 3. Visual Basic is a programming language that allows developers to build typesafe and objectoriented applications in various platforms such as the Web, Windows, Mobile and Office built on .NET Framework. .MAK file extension and Visual Basic are owned and developed by Microsoft Corp.
Description 3: .MAK file extension is linked with Visual C++ Project File. This is the project file which is created using Visual C++ a tool that provides flexible and powerful development environment for creating Windowsbased and Microsoft .NETbased applications. Visual C++ provides developers the solutions for smartclient and thinclient mobile services, enables them to build Web applications, and smartclient Windowsbased applications.
File Type:   Source Code and Script File
Mode: ASCII
Program(s) to Open:  Windows: Visual C++
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