binary file Last modified: Monday, September 01, 1997
A file stored in binary format. A binary file is computer -readable but not human-readable. All executable programs are stored in binary files, as are most numeric data files. In contrast, text files are stored in a form (usually ASCII) that is human-readable.

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ASCII ASCII file binary format coff executable file text file

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