Found 2 records for the .LNK file extension name
There are 1 other file types with the "LNK" extension name:
.lnk - Linker response file/script
.jar - Compressed archive file package for Java classes and data
.exe - Executable file
.msi - Microsoft Windows Installer installation package file
.dll - Dynamic Link Library file
.prc - Palm OS resource (text or program) file
.shs - Shell Scrap Object
.chm - Microsoft Compiled HTML help file
file extension LNK - Windows Shortcut
File extension LNK description:
Windows Shortcut file - link to a program, file or directory.
This type of file creates a link to a program or application, from another location. For example links might make MS Word, or a particular file you are using on it, accessible from your desk top.
Although the concept of links to files (or applications) exists on the Mac OS, in practice the .LNK file is particular to Windows which is the operating system that can open it.
Associated applications to file extension LNK:
Company / developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft. They can run on several types of platforms such as servers, embedded devices and, most typically, on personal computers. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing trend of graphical user interfaces (GUI) popularized by the Macintosh. Microsoft Windows eventually came to dominate the world's personal computer market.