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Format

Data File

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Summary

Name
Data File
Version
Generic
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1730
Format type
Dataset
Description
.dat files are used by many different applications as a general data store. Some may have a precise structure, but this entry is intended as a catch-all for extension-only identification for those .dat formats that do not yet have a PRONOM identification signature. For ESRI ArcInfo DAT File (Internal), see fmt/1600.
File extensions
dat
Source
Preservica / Preservica

Changelog

  • Added in V107

    Release date
    21 July 2022

    Data File (Generic): Extension-only entry added. Submitted by Preservica.