DOS MZ executable

executable file format used for .EXE files in MS-DOS
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DOS MZ executable

Summary

DOS MZ executable is an exe extension associated executable fileformat[1]. It draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (exe_extension_associated_executable_fileformat category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • DOS MZ executable's instance of is recorded as exe extension associated executable fileformat[3].
  • DOS MZ executable's based on is recorded as COM[4].
  • DOS MZ executable's developer is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • DOS MZ executable's subclass of is recorded as executable[6].
  • DOS MZ executable's operating system is recorded as DOS[7].
  • DOS MZ executable's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09rznp[8].
  • DOS MZ executable's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/master/executable/dos_mz.ksy[9].
  • DOS MZ executable's media type is recorded as application/x-dosexec[10].
  • DOS MZ executable's media type is recorded as application/x-msdos-program[11].
  • DOS MZ executable's media type is recorded as application/x-ms-dos-executable[12].
  • DOS MZ executable's file extension is recorded as exe[13].
  • DOS MZ executable's file extension is recorded as dll[14].
  • DOS MZ executable's PRONOM file format ID is recorded as x-fmt/409[15].
  • DOS MZ executable's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as MS-DOS_EXE[16].
  • DOS MZ executable's file format identification pattern is recorded as 4D5A[17].
  • DOS MZ executable's file format identification pattern is recorded as MZ[18].
  • DOS MZ executable's Kaitai Struct format gallery ID is recorded as dos_mz[19].
  • DOS MZ executable's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 1298549[20].

Why It Matters

DOS MZ executable draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (exe_extension_associated_executable_fileformat category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . salsa.debian.org. Retrieved . salsa.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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