Binary file

A binary file is a computer file, usually not a text file.

Nonetheless, a text file itself is a binary file, because all computer files are binary files.

Description

Many binary file formats contain parts that can be interpreted as text; for example, some computer document files containing formatted text, such as older Microsoft Word document files, contain the text of the document but also contain formatting information in binary form.

See also

• Computer file
• Disassembler
• Executable
• List of file formats
• List of file signatures
• Text file

External links

• Binary file @ Wikipedia