file format
Data encoding standard
A file format is the structure and encoding scheme that determines how data is stored in a computer file.
Different formats serve different purposes: JPEG and PNG for images, MP3 for audio, PDF for documents.
Programs must recognize a file's format to interpret its contents correctly.
Format is typically indicated by the filename extension: The video was in .mov format, so I needed QuickTime to play it.
- JPEGLossy photo compression standard
- filetypeDocument's digital category
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- filenameComputer file's identifier
- encodingConverting data to format
plain text · extension · save as · XML · metadata · serialization · PDF · specification · lossless · PNG · magic number · markup language · interoperability · thumbnail · binary · image · header · proprietary
- submissionssubmit, query letter, application, entry, request
- data storagehard drive, hard drives, backup, gigabyte, flash drives
- digital artdigital art, render, 3D modeling, digital illustration, graphic design
- Camera Settingsaperture, ISO, shutter speed, f-stop, exposure
- digital graphicspixel, vector, pixel art, bitmap, raster
- digital imagingpixel, pixels, resolution, JPEG, bitmap
file formatpaper
Pressed pulp for writing
physical document · physical medium · printed page · hard copy · hardcopy
form, file, formal, formula, formation, format, transformation, formulate, transforming