Common Internet File Formats

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What do these letters at the end of a file name mean?

Here is a short listing of some of the more common file suffixes that you might find in your travels:

.au, .aiff, .wav, Indicate sound files.

.gif, .jpg, .tiff, .bmp, Indicate image files.

.mpg, .mpeg, .mov, Indicate video files.

For a more extensive list of file formats, click here