mime type

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mime type - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  MIME type
  
     <file format, protocol, multimedia> The unique identifier used
     for different file types when conveyed across a MIME-based
     protocol such as MIME e-mail or HTTP.
  
     Registration of MIME types is explained in RFC 2048.
  
     Official MIME types  (ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types)
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     (1998-02-10)