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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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TARGA - Extension Details
Date Added: January 01, 1970
File Extension:  .TARGA
Description 1: File extension .TARGA is linked to Truevision TarGA bitmap image. Truevision initially developed a highend image file format specification that supports images fit for display on the Truevision hardware graphic display cards line. The TGA or TARGA format has support for any image dimensions as well as color depth of one to 32 bits. Increased image format popularity saw TARGA being migrated to other applications and platforms. Several highend CAD and paint programs use TARGA. TGA or TARGA is a format to define bitmap or raster images that exists in compressed and uncompressed formats. This most universally supported 24 and 32bit format for PC applications supports alpha channel, postage stamp image, developerdefinable data, textual info, gamma value and color maps.
File Type:   Graphic file
Mode: Binary
Program(s) to Open:  Associated application: XnView from Pierre.e Gougelet
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