Some of the most popular file formats for graphics and content are the following: JPEG (.jpeg) stands for “Joint Photographic Experts Group”. It’s a standard image format for containing lossy and compressed image data. PNG (.png) or the long term "Portable Network Graphics file" is a image format that uses lossless compression and is generally considered the replacement to the GIF image format. SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics file. Files in this format use an XML-based text format to describe how the image should appear. If you are a designer you use vectors into creating your projects and convert them into .png or .jpeg formats as an output. AI (.ai) file is a drawing created with Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics editing program. It is composed of paths connected by points, rather than bitmap image data. AI files are commonly used for logos and print media. Markdown (.md) is a lightweight markup language with plain-text-formatting syntax, used to format read.me text files for writing content and messages in various mediums such as online discussion forums , and to create rich text using a plain text editoror even GitHub. CSV (.csv) is a Comma Separated Value file. A CSV file are plain text files which can contain numbers and letters only, and structure the data contained within them in a tabular, or table form. Files ending in the CSV file extension are generally used to exchange data, usually when there's a large amount, between different applications. Database programs, analytical software, and other applications that store massive amounts of information (like contacts and customer data), usually support the CSV format.
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