[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

interchange file format
     
         iff, full name "ea iff 1985" a generic file
        format published by electronic arts as an open standard.
        iff is chunk-based and hierarchical so files can include
        other files.  it is easily extensible and an all round good
        idea.
     
        an iff file starts with one of the following "group ids":
        'form', 'list' or 'cat '.  this is followed by an unsigned
        32-bit number of bytes in the remainder of the file.  then
        comes an id that indicates which type of iff file this is.
        the main image type is ilbm, audio is either aiff or
        8svx, animations are anim etc.  an iff file will probably
        have a filename extension related to this file type stored
        in the file.  the rest of the file is divided into chunks
        each of which also has a four-byte header and byte count.
     
        microsoft wav and avi are all based around an almost
        identical scheme to iff called riff.  the main difference is
        that, in riff files, numbers are little-endian as on intel
        processors, whereas in iff files they are big-endian, as on
        the motorola 68000 processors in the amiga where iff files
        were first used.
     
        1997-07-23
     
     
see also:
electronic arts chunk ilbm audio aiff 8svx 
anim filename extension chunks microsoft wav 
avi riff intel motorola 68000 amiga 

File >> F Words
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File Extension >> F Words
File Extension, definition of term: File Extension
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File Compressio >> F Words
File Compressio, definition of term: File Compressio
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File Server >> F Words
File Server, definition of term: File Server
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File System >> F Words
File System, definition of term: File System
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File Transfer >> F Words
File Transfer, definition of term: File Transfer
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File Cabinet >> F Words
File Cabinet, definition of term: File Cabinet
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Bastard File >> B Words
Bastard File, definition of term: Bastard File
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Circular File >> C Words
Circular File, definition of term: Circular File
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Binary File >> B Words
Binary File, definition of term: Binary File
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