Found 25 records for the .BIN file extension name
There are 24 other file types using the BIN file extension:
.bin - Audio format
.bin - Binary file
.bin - MacBinary archive format
.bin - Micrografx Designer 7 project image
.bin - SGI Powerflip file
.bin - Sega Genesis game ROM
.bin - AVG update file
.bin - Macbinary II encoded file
.bin - CDRWin CD image file
.bin - Linux executable file
.bin - MTK Chipset GPS tracklog
.bin - Perceptron scanner file
.bin - TenCORE plug-in
.bin - Thomson Speedtouch series WLAN router firmware
.bin - Cyberbykes game file
.bin - X-Men Legends 2 game file
.bin - Xpand Rally game archive
.bin - ICQ 6 file
.bin - AIM AOL Instant Messenger file
.bin - Apple Safari theme resource file
.bin - Opera encoder file
.bin - Opera Mobile file
.bin - Opton scanner file
.bin - Nova Logic game text strings file
file extension BIN - Machine language
File extension BIN description:
The lowest-level programming language (except for computers that utilize programmable microcode) Machine languages are the only languages understood by computers. While easily understood by computers, machine languages are almost impossible for humans to use because they consist entirely of numbers. Programmers, therefore, use either a high-level programming language or an assembly language. An assembly language contains the same instructions as a machine language, but the instructions and variables have names instead of being just numbers.
Programs written in high-level languages are translated into assembly language or machine language by a compiler. Assembly language programs are translated into machine language by a program called an assembler.
Every CPU has its own unique machine language. Programs must be rewritten or recompiled, therefore, to run on different types of computers.