File Extension Glossary

http://www.gateway2000.com/support/custserv/glossary/fileformat/c.htm (Amiga Plus Extra No. 5/97, 05/1997)

.c		C programming language source code file.
*.cab*		Microsoft Cabinet format. Highly efficient method of compression and distribution based on Lempe-Ziv compression.
*.cag*		Clip Art Gallery format. Compressed picture format used to store clip art for a variety of Microsoft programs.
*.cam*		Casio Camera format. Native bitmap format of the Casio QV series digital camera software.
*.cbt*		Computer Based Training format. Microsoft help uses these files in the background of many Microsoft applications.
*.cdf*		Common Data Format. Scientific data management package that allows application programmers to manage and manipulate scalar, vector, and multi-dimensional data arrays.
*.cdf*		Cyberspace Description Format. ASCII-based format used for describing virtual worlds.
*.cdx*		Compound Index file format. Native database index file used by FoxPro.
*.ce*		Computer Eyes file format. Image files created on a DOS platform with the Computer Eyes video scanner board.
*.cfg*		Configuration file. Used to hold configuration information.
*.cgm*		Computer Graphics Metafile file format. Created by the American National Standards Institute as a universal metafile specification. Although originally intended to include bitmaps, these are generally not supported.
*.chk*		Native file format created by the MS-DOS Checkdisk program when files are fixed. These files can usually be deleted safely.
*.clp*		Clipboard file format. Created by Microsoft to save the contents of the Windows clipboard to disk.
*.cmf*		Creative Music Format. Very similar to the .midi format, except the instrument patches are stored inside the file and are designed for the FM synthesizer only.
*.cnt*		Content file. A file used in Windows 95 that provides the contents of help files and also points to other help files containing relevant data.
*.com*		Command file format. A raw binary executable with a file size of under 64K.
*.cpp*		C++ programming language file format.
*.cpt*		Compact Pro file format. Used for compression and archiving on Macintosh machines.
*.cpt*		Corel Photo Paint format. Native file format of Corel Photo Paint images.
*.cur*		Cursor file format. Created by Microsoft for cursors.
*.cut*		Dr. Halo CUT file format. Awkward image file format that relied on a second format: PAL to determine if the CUT file has two or eight bits of color.