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Summary

Name Preferred Executable Format
Version  
Other names PEF
Identifiers Apple Uniform Type Identifier:  com.apple.pef-binary
PUID:  fmt/1070
Family  
Classification Aggregate
Disclosure  
Description The Preferred Executable Format is a file format that specifies the format of executable files and other object code for the Apple Macintosh. Files of this type may lack a format extension.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats None.
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by Apple Computer, Inc.
Supported by Apple Computer, Inc.
Source Datable / Datable
Source date 17 Jul 2017
Source description  
Last updated 17 Jul 2017
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