Doc (computing)
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.doc (an abbreviation of "document") is a filename extension used for word processing documents stored on Microsoft's proprietary Microsoft Word Binary File Format; it was the primary format for Microsoft Word until the 2007 version replaced it with Office Open XML .docx
files.[4] Microsoft has used the extension since 1983.
Quick Facts Filename extension, Internet media type ...
Filename extension |
doc |
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Internet media type |
application/msword[1] |
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | com.microsoft.word.doc[2][3] |
Developed by | Microsoft |
Latest release | |
Type of format | document file format |
Container for | Text, Image,Table |
Extended from | Compound File Binary Format (since 97) |
Extended to | Microsoft Office XML formats, Office Open XML |
Open format? | Yes |
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