Filename extension
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A filename extension, file name extension or file extension is a suffix to the name of a computer file (for example, .txt
, .docx
, .md
). The extension indicates a characteristic of the file contents or its intended use. A filename extension is typically delimited from the rest of the filename with a full stop (period), but in some systems[1] it is separated with spaces.
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Some file systems implement filename extensions as a feature of the file system itself and may limit the length and format of the extension, while others treat filename extensions as part of the filename without special distinction.