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file shortcut

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file shortcut

Summary

file shortcut is a file format[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • file shortcut's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • file shortcut is a type of handle[4].
  • file shortcut is a type of executable[5].
  • file shortcut comprises Windows Shortcut[6].
  • file shortcut's described at URL is recorded as https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-shllink/c3376b21-0931-45e4-b2fc-a48ac0e60d15[7].
  • file shortcut's media type is recorded as text/plain[8].
  • file shortcut's file extension is recorded as lnk[9].
  • file shortcut's file extension is recorded as desktop[10].
  • file shortcut's partially coincident with is recorded as Desktop Entry[11].
  • file shortcut's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/shortcut-file[12].
  • file shortcut's file format identification pattern is recorded as 4C 00 00 00 01 14 02 00[13].
  • file shortcut's file format identification pattern is recorded as L.......[14].
  • file shortcut's file format identification pattern is recorded as 00021401-0000-0000-c000-000000000046[15].

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Designation and Status

file shortcut's instance of is recorded as file format[3].

Why It Matters

file shortcut has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . filesignatures.net. filesignatures.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . filesignatures.net. filesignatures.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → file format
    Subclass of → handle, executable
    Has part(s) → Windows Shortcut
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P4152]]: 00021401-0000-0000-c000-000000000046, Changing http://web.archive.org/ URLs to https (×1). See [[Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Wil"
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