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New applications are always being created and it is important for our personal computer to be able to tell what kind of file it is accessing. That is precisely what a file extension is used for!

The data required to choose which application to use to load a file is read from the files extension. A files extension carries hints to the data format of the file and what kind of information it contains. For example, many general file extensions include: .gif for pictures, .rar for compressed files, and .avi for movies. These general file extensions are recognized by many pc users, but with new applications being created every day, with it is created more file types which you may not know about.

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