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Summary

Name Windows Cabinet File
Version  
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
PUID:  x-fmt/414
Family  
Classification  
Disclosure  
Description An archive format native to Microsoft Windows that contains compressed data.
Orientation Text
Byte order  
Related file formats Has lower priority than Microsoft Powerpoint Packaged Presentation  
Has lower priority than Microsoft OneNote Package File  
Has lower priority than Access Report Snapshot  
Has lower priority than Microsoft Publisher Packaged Document  
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by Microsoft Corporation
Supported by Microsoft Corporation
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 02 Feb 2007
Source description  
Last updated 02 Feb 2007
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