Executable File Extensions

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.vxd

Virtual Device Driver

A VXD file is a Virtual Device Driver file used in older versions of Microsoft Windows, specifically Windows 3.x, 95, 98...

.com component

Command File

A .COM file is an executable file format used primarily in DOS and early Windows operating systems. It's one of the simp...

.elf (.elf)

Executable and Linkable Format

The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) is a common standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries...

.crx

Chromium Extension

A CRX file is a package file format used by Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and others to di...

.ocx (ole control extension - older windows technol

OLE Control Extension

OCX files are components used by Windows operating systems to provide reusable functionality to different software appli...

.activex (ocx replacement)

ActiveX Control

An OCX file is a type of file used by Microsoft Windows operating systems. OCX stands for OLE Control Extension, where O...

.ocx (ole control extension - older windows technol

OLE Control Extension

An OCX file is a type of file used in older versions of Microsoft Windows. The extension stands for OLE Control Extensio...

.net assemblies (dll)

.NET Assembly

A .dll (Dynamic Link Library) file is a library that contains code and data that can be used by more than one program at...

.nes

Nintendo Entertainment System ROM

The NES file format, typically with the '.nes' extension, is a ROM image containing the program code and data for a Nint...

.api

Adobe Acrobat Plug-in

The .api file extension is primarily associated with Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. These files serve as plug-ins that ...

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