Interchange File Format

container file format introduced by Electronic Arts and Commodore
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Interchange File Format is a file format [1].

Interchange File Format

Summary

Interchange File Format is a file format[1]. It draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #84 of 297).[2]

Key Facts

  • Interchange File Format's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • Interchange File Format's instance of is recorded as file format family[4].
  • Interchange File Format's developer is recorded as Electronic Arts[5].
  • Interchange File Format's publication date is recorded as +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Interchange File Format's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hm7l[7].
  • Interchange File Format's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fileformat.info/format/iff/egff.htm[8].
  • Interchange File Format's media type is recorded as application/x-iff[9].
  • Interchange File Format's file extension is recorded as iff[10].
  • Interchange File Format's described by source is recorded as EA IFF 85 Standard for Interchange Format Files[11].
  • Interchange File Format's PRONOM file format ID is recorded as x-fmt/157[12].
  • Interchange File Format's Library of Congress Format Description Document ID is recorded as fdd000115[13].
  • Interchange File Format's endianness is recorded as big endian[14].
  • Interchange File Format's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as IFF[15].
  • Interchange File Format's file format identification pattern is recorded as 464F524D[16].
  • Interchange File Format's FOLDOC ID is recorded as Interchange+File+Format[17].

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Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Interchange File Format draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #84 of 297).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ibm.com. Retrieved . ibm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ibm.com. Retrieved . ibm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ibm.com. Retrieved . ibm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gary Kessler's File Signature Table. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Interchange File Format. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/interchange-file-format
MLA “Interchange File Format.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/interchange-file-format.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_interchange-file-format_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Interchange File Format}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/interchange-file-format}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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