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INI file

Summary

INI file is a file format[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • INI file's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • INI file's instance of is recorded as textual data format[4].
  • INI file's developer is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • INI file is used for configuration file[6].
  • INI file's media type is recorded as text/plain[7].
  • INI file's file extension is recorded as ini[8].
  • INI file's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/inifile[9].
  • INI file's different from is recorded as TOML[10].
  • INI file's file format identification pattern is recorded as 5B[11].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include file format[3] and textual data format[4].

Why It Matters

INI file has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Microsoft

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . TrID. mark0.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ini-file_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{INI file}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ini-file}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 15d ago · KenntnisseSchüler · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → —
    Instance of → file format, textual data format
    Developer → Microsoft
    Media type → text/plain
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P366]]: [[Q936292]]"
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