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A file name extension "associates" that file to the program or type of program that created it. For examples:

  • .bmp = Paint
  • .jpg = Photoshop or other graphics program
  • .txt = Notepad
  • .doc = MS Word 2003
  • ,docx = MS Word newer versions
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