File formats
Digital Media: file formats and recording formats
Article REF: TE5369 V2
File formats
Digital Media: file formats and recording formats

Author : Jean-Noël GOUYET

Publication date: February 10, 2018, Review date: January 1, 2024 | Lire en français

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1. File formats

A file is a set of information, possibly complex, intended to be manipulated or processed by computers, then stored in the storage space of a computer, an Internet box, a smartphone, a media player (Portable Media Player)...

A file is characterized by [TE 5 368] – § 1 :

  • his name, which makes it easy to find him;

  • its format, with an extension (.xxx) that can be appended to the file name to define its structure and the way in which information is organized...

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