file shortcut

Summary

file shortcut is a file format^[1]. It draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #86 of 297).^[2]

Key Facts

• file shortcut's instance of is recorded as file format^[3].
• file shortcut's subclass of is recorded as handle^[4].
• file shortcut's subclass of is recorded as executable^[5].
• file shortcut's has part is recorded as Windows Shortcut^[6].
• file shortcut's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06fnqk^[7].
• 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^[8].
• file shortcut's media type is recorded as text/plain^[9].
• file shortcut's file extension is recorded as lnk^[10].
• file shortcut's file extension is recorded as desktop^[11].
• file shortcut's partially coincident with is recorded as Desktop Entry^[12].
• file shortcut's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/shortcut-file^[13].
• file shortcut's file format identification pattern is recorded as 4C 00 00 00 01 14 02 00^[14].
• file shortcut's file format identification pattern is recorded as L.......^[15].
• file shortcut's file format identification pattern is recorded as 00021401-0000-0000-c000-000000000046^[16].

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Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

file shortcut draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #86 of 297).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]