Binary File
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A Binary File is a computer file that is a machine readable artifact.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Small Binary File to being a Large Binary File.
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- Example(s):
- Video File.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Human Readable File, such as a text file or a source code file.
- See: Doc (Computing), Binary File Format, File Format, Document File Format, Formatted Text.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/binary_file Retrieved:2017-8-9.
- A binary file is a computer file that is not a text file. The term "binary file" is often used as a term meaning "non-text file". Many binary file formats contain parts that can be interpreted as text; for example, some computer document files containing formatted text, such as older Microsoft Word document files, contain the text of the document but also contain formatting information in binary form.