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G = Ashton Tate Applause Chart

G = Gaussian Z-matrix chemical modeller output file

G = Mime: text/plain

G = Paradox file

G08 = wisosparbuch2008file open with: "%ProgramFiles%\WISO\Sparbuch 2008\wiso2008.exe" "%1"

G09 = wisosparbuch2009file open with: "%Applications%\WisoSpar2009\wiso2009.exe" "%1"

G16 = GoldED / DOS compiled config

G3 = G3 fax file

G3 = Mime: image/g3fax

G32 = GFA BASIC 32 Program File

G3F = Zetafax TIFF File (fine resolution)

G3N = Imaging Fax image format

G4 = Access image format

G721 = Raw CCITT G.721 1bit ADPCM data : Sound data

G723 = Raw CCITT G.723 3 or 5bit ADPCM data : Sound data

G726 = Raw CCITT/ITU G.726 2, 3, 4 or 5bit ADPCM data : Sound data

G7XX = PCM, U-law, A-law, G7xx ADPCM sound files

G8 = Cubicomp PictureMaker (green channel image data :24bit 3D animation)

G8 = PicLab raw graphics (one byte pp)

G94 = Gaussian 94 Output chemical modeller input file

GAC = Global Audio Control Skin

GAC = Mime: application/vnd.groove-account

GAD = Golden Arrow. See www.cranachan-software.com

GADGET = Windows.gadget open with: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe

GAF = Total Annihilation image format

GAK = Win32 Shellext file

GAL = Clipart; Corel Gallery (thumbnails)

GAL = Hewlett-Packard Graphics Galery

GAM = Fax (GammaFax)

GAMIN = Gamess Input chemical modeller output file

GAMOUT = GAMESS Output chemical modeller input file

GAP = PhotoImpact Pencil Style

GARMIN = The Garmin Hacking Project

GAT = Gator File

GAU = Game: Ms flight Panels Gauges file

GAU = Mime: chemical/x-gaussian-input

GAUOUT = Gaussian 92 Output chemical modeller input file

GB = Chinese text

GB = Gameboy game

GB = Printfox/Pagefox image format

GB$ = Basic Vb Beispiel Kartei file

GBA = GrabIt Batch Files

GBC = Color emulator ROM image file (Nintendo GameBoy)

GBF = General Bible Format Tagging Specification

GBHS = GBelectronics Help File open with: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\GBelectronics Shared\GBelectronics Help System\GBHS.exe "%1"

GBK = Delphi Runimage Iblocal Examples file

GBL = VAXTPU editor GlobaL definitions

GBL = Visual Basic Global Definition

gbly = (MAC FILE_TYPE) System Enabler

GBOOK = The Guest Book Egbook file

GBR = Gimp BRush

GBT = Photoshop File

GC1 = Golden Common Lisp 1.1 source code file

GC3 = Golden Common Lisp 3.1 source code file

GCART = Gaussian Cartesian chemical modeller output file

GCB = Chord Buster Sequences file

GCC = Gnu C++ file

GCCV = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker Filter

GCD = Generic CAD Drawing format (vector)

GCG = gcgfile open with: %Root%\Redding Sound\Guitar Chord Legend\GuitarChordLegend.exe "%1"

GCI = GTA2 Game File

GCP = Ground Control Point file

GCSX = GCSXFile special configuration file for application(binary format)

GDB = Formula 1 car race 2001 Season01 file

GDB = Mime: x-lml/x-gdb

GDF = Bitmap IBM Graphics Data Format

GDF = GEOS Dictionary File

GDFMAKERPROJECT = GDFMaker.GDFMakerProject.File open with: "%Root%\directx\directx10\Microsoft DirectX SDK (November 2008)\Utilities\Bin\x86\GDFMaker.exe" "%1"

GDFMAKERPROJECT = GDFMaker.GDFMakerProject.File open with: "f:\directx\directx10\Microsoft DirectX SDK (November 2008)\Utilities\Bin\x86\GDFMaker.exe" "%1"

GDI = GEM Metafile Image

GDL = ArchiCAD Geometric Description Language data file

GDL = Mime: model/vnd.gdl

GDL = Mime: model/vnd.gs.gdl

GDM = Bwsb120b Demo file

GDS = McDonnell-Douglas Things

GDSII = VLSI cad layout format (for integrated circuits)

GDSP = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Astound

GE = Gecho config file

GE2 = 3d model: Maya 4 GE2 exporter (faces,vertices,TRI-tesselation etc)

GEA = Fifa World Cup game data fe art Legalscr file

GEB = Dr hardware file

GED = EnerGraphics graphics editor file

GED = GoldED / DOS compiled config file

GED = Graphic Environment Document (Arts & Letters)

GED = Micrografx Simply 3D Geometry

GED = Wicat image

GEDCOM = GEnealogical Data COMmunication standard

GEF = Graphics Exchange Format

GEM = GEM Picture; Gem Meta-file (vector)

GEM = Ventura Publisher vector image

GEN = Compiled template (dBASE Application Generator)

GEN = Ventura Publisher GENerated text file

GENERICTEST = VisualStudio.generictest.9.0 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde Content Type application/xml

GENERICTEST = VisualStudio.generictest.9.0 open with: "C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde Content Type application/xml

GEO = GeoPaint image format

GEO = Geoworks Geode (GEOS executable)

GEO = GoldED / OS/2 compiled config file

GEO = VideoScape 3D object

GEOM = AVS (Application Visualization System) Used by the AVS commercial high-end visualization environment.

GER = German text/html info file

GERBER = Printed circuit board photoplotter files

GET = Povwin Pov-ray for Windows v3.1 file

GetRight = GetRight Unfinished-Download file

GEX = GEcho config file

GF = MetaFont font file

GFA = Basic Gfa Gfados file

GFB = Bitmap picture; GifBlast variation of GIF

GFC = Patton&Patton Flowcharting 4 flowchart file

GFE = GU.Encrypted open with: %ProgramFiles%\Glary Utilities\fileencrypt.exe -d %1

GFI = Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation

GFM = CGM picture; Ashton Tate Applause

GFM = Computer Graphics Meta-file

GFO = SGI Radiosity

GFS = GrooveStub ContentType application/vnd.groove-stub

GFS = GrooveStub special configuration file for application(binary format) ContentType application/vnd.groove-stub

GFS = GU.Splitted open with: %ProgramFiles%\Glary Utilities\filesplitter.exe -j %1

GFT = Font file (GEM/NeoPaint)

GFW = Basic Gfa file

GFX = Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation

GFX = Instant Artist image

GG = Koala Paint Compressed image format

GGS = Audio file

GHI = an INI file for NCSA Mosaic

GHO = Norton Ghostback file

GHS = Ghostback file

GHS = Tarshare file

GI = Audio Utility Tuningwrench compressed file

GIB = Chart (Graph-in-the-Box)

GID = General InDex of a Win 95 help file

GIF = CompuServe bitmap image (Graphics Interchange Format),widely used Internet Format

GIF = Mime: image/gif

GIF2 = Netobjects fusion Styles Lines file

GIF87 = Gif(87) file

GIF89A = Gif 89a image file

GIF_ = (MAC FILE_TYPE) GIF Image Filter Databgif

GIFf = (MAC FILE TYPE) GIF files created by PageMill

GIFf = (MAC FILE TYPE) GIF files created by PageMill (PC ext: GIF)

GIFf = (MAC FILE_TYPE) GIF Image Filter Databgif

GIFF = CompuServe bitmap image (Graphics Interchange Format)

GIG = Gigasampler file

GIH = TheGIMP20 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\GIMP-2.0\bin\gimp-win-remote.exe" gimp-2.2.exe "%1"

GIM = Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation

GIM = Mime: application/vnd.groove-identity-message

GIO = Nyquist V2.10 Test file

GIS = Erdas gray-scale bitmap image

GIW = Presentation (Graph-in-the-Box for Windows)

GIX = Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation

GKH = Ensoniq disk image (sound) (VFX SD EPS ASR TS)

GKON = (MAC FILE_TYPE) GraphicConverter

GKS = Graphics Kernel System

GKS = Gravis GripKey document

GL = Animation (GRASP - GRAphical System for Presentation format)

GL = GALink script

GL = Mime: video/gl

GL = Mime: video/x-gl

GL3 = Green line file

GLB = GLoBal module in Basic program

GLC = 3d Graphic

GLF = 3d font used by glf

GLF = Golf Save file

GLK = GrooveLinkFile open with: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\Office12\GROOVE.EXE /grv: "%1" ContentType application/vnd.groove-link

GLM = Glim datafile

GLO = Auxiliary for glossary (LaTeX)

GLO = GLObal module in Basic program

GLOS = (MAC FILE TYPE) MS-Word glossary

GLOS = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Word Glossary

GLOX = GLOXFile special configuration file for application(binary format)

GLS = Across datafile

GLUT = Opengl Glut-3.6 file

GLUT2 = Opengl Glut-3.6 file

GLUT3 = Opengl Glut-3.6 file

GLV = 2d Graphic

GLY = Glossary (MS Word for DOS)

GM = Bitmap image (Autologic files)

GM2 = Bitmap image (mode 2 black/white) (Autologic files)

GM4 = Bitmap image (mode 4 gray-scale) (Autologic files)

GMC = Game Music Creator format

GMF = APPLAUSE CGM image

GMF = CGM Graphics metafile

GML = Graphlet File Format

GMMP = gmmpfile special configuration file for application(binary format)

GMP = Geomorph tile map (SPX)

GMR = Schlafhorst Automation Graphical Monitor Record

GMS = Corel Graphics10 Draw file

GNA = Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation

GNO = Genopro Genealogy Document File

GNT = Generated code (Micro Focus COBOL/2)

GNU = gzip compressed file

GNU = Gnu licence file (readme.gnu)

GNX = Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation

GO = CompuServe "application/x-gocserve"

GO = GraphOn bitmap image

GO1 = Wingames Go file

GOA = Spicecad file

GOB = Dark Forces Data

GOBJ = Geoworks object code (non-error-checking version)

GOC = Geoworks GOC language source code file

GOCA = Graphics Object Content Architectuire

GOE = Satellite image data (GOES file) (McIDAS system)

GOES = Satellite image data (GOES file) (McIDAS system)

GOH = Geoworks Goc language header file

GOO = Picture; Kai's Power Goo morphing program--still or multiple-frames

GooK = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Power Go

GOTMP = Gaussian Z-matrix tmplt chemical modeller output file

GOULD = Bitmap image (Gould scanner file)

GP = Geoworks Geode parameter file

GP = Gofer project (Haskell language dialect)

GP3 = GuitarPro 3

GP4 = GTX Group IV format /CALS picture

GPD = WINXP SYSTEM32 SPOOL DRIVER file

GPF = ?? Japanese graphic file ?? Any feedback from Japon ???

GPG = GNU Privacy Guard

GPH = Freelance Graphics for OS/2

GPH = Graph (Lotus 1-2-3/G)

GPH = Mime: application/vnd.FloGraphIt

GPI = Bitware Fax file

GPK = Compressed Omnigo file archive (Geos package)

GPL = DeLorme Map'n'Go GPS logs in GPL format

GPL = Street Atlas logs in GPL format

GPL = gen. gnuplot plotter file

GPL = Gnu Public Licensee (readme.gpl)

GPLT = Gnuplot plot file

GPP = Serif GraphicsPlus Object

GPRMC = APRS GPS Mobile RMC sentence

GPS = Mime: application/x-gps

GPX = GPS eXchange Format for navigation data such as routes, trails and waypoints.

GPZ = Msdev Common Ide Utility Projects file

GQ = Epson's page description language (printer)

GQF = Mime: application/vnd.grafeq

GQS = Mime: application/vnd.grafeq

GQSX = GQSXFile special configuration file for application(binary format)

GR2 = Win 3.x screen driver

GR3 = Device Driver

GR3 = Windows 3.0 screen grabber

GR96A = GROMOS96 (A) chemical modeller input file

GR96N = GROMOS96 (nm) chemical modeller input file

GRA = graphics document

GRA = Microsoft Graph Chart

GRA = SigmaPlot datafile

GRA_ = (MAC FILE_TYPE) MS Graph Setting File

GRADS = Metafile

GRAF = Digital F/X image format

GRAPH = Amaya file

GRASP = Animation (GRAphical System for Presentation format)

GRAY = Bitmap image (raw gray bytes)

GRB = Bitmap image B&W binary (GROB Graphic Object) (HP-48sx calculator)

GRB = Ms-DOS Shell Monitor file

GRD = Adobe Photoshop gradient file

GRD = Drivers for GRX (graphics library)

GRD = Grid file

GRDEF = Geoworks UI resource file

GRE = Webalizer.01 Lang file

GREY = Raw image format

GRF = Graph file (Graph Plus/Charisma)

GRF = Micrografx Drawing (old)

GRF = Stanford image

GRH = Quickbasic image file (game)

GRIB = Gridded Binary (FM 92-VIII Ext. GRIdded Binary file) (WMO CBS)

GRM = Minos file

GRN = Drivers for GRX (graphics library)

GRO = HP-48/49 Grob image format

GROUP = group_wab_auto_file open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\wab.exe" /Group "%1" Content Type text/x-ms-group

GRP = PixBase pictures GRouP

GRP = Windows Program Group; shortcuts to programs created by Applications Manager; also PAC, DPK, DPG

GRV = Cakewalk file

GRV = Mime: application/vnd.groove-injector

GRX = GetRight File List

GRY = Image (Raw GREY)

GR~ = DOS7 file

GS = Gofer script (Haskell language dialect)

GS1 = GraphShow presentation

GSA = GrooveSpaceArchive open with: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\Office12\GROOVE.EXE /grv: "%1" ContentType application/vnd.groove-space-archive

GSD = GSM internet realtime audio

GSD = Mime: audio/x-gsm

GSD = Professional Draw vector image

GSF = Golf Seasons file

GSM = Mime: audio/x-gsm

GSM = Mime: model/vnd.gdl

GSM = Mime: model/vnd.gs.gdl

GSM = Sound (GSM 6.10 prI-ETS 300 036 13kbit/s) (Internet phones)

GSM = sound file

GSM_ = (MAC FILE_TYPE) GSM Audio File

GSP = Geometer's Sketchpad Material File

GSP = Mime: application/x-gsp

GSS = Geometer's Sketchpad script

GSS = Mime: application/x-gss

GST = Game: need for speed file

GSTAT = CSD GSTAT chemical modeller input file

gsVR = (MAC FILE_TYPE) GhostScrip

GSW = GraphShow worksheet

GT2 = Graoumftracker (new) music module (MOD) file

GTA = GrooveToolArchive open with: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\Office12\GROOVE.EXE /grv: "%1" ContentType application/vnd.groove-tool-archive

GTAR = GNU tar compressed file archive

GTAR = Mime: application/x-gtar

GTF = Pga Golf bin file

GTK = Graoumftracker (old) music module (MOD) file

GTM = Mime: application/vnd.froove-tool-message

GTM = Mime: application/vnd.groove-tool-message

GTO = Quicken intuit(old) de online file

GTP = Atari ST

GTP = Mime: application/bsi-gtp

GTS = GTS Tracker Modules

GTW = Mime: model/vnd.gtw

GTX = Raster graphics (GTX Group IV)

GTX = seamless textures by Genetica (Spiral Graphics) http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/genetica.htm

GTY = Gibson Tray File

GUESS = cygnus dejagnu file

GUI = Guide Document

GUP = PopMail data

GV = GrandView outline

GVI = AVSVIDEO open with: "%Applications%\AVSMediaPlayer\AVSMediaPlayer.exe" "%L"

GWM = Epson creativ studio 30 example file

GWP = Greetings WorkShop File (is now MS Picture It!)

GWX = Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation

GWZ = Genigraphics Graphics Link presentation

GX0 = Image Story Board

GX1 = Show Partner Screen Capture File

GX2 = Image Story Board

GXA = Attribute Data General CADD Pro General CADD Products, Inc www.generalcadd.com

GXC = Component data General CADD Pro General CADD Products, Inc www.generalcadd.com

GXD = drawing file General CADD Pro General CADD Products, Inc www.generalcadd.com

GXF = Font data General CADD Pro General CADD Products, Inc www.generalcadd.com

GXL = Genus graphics library

GXM = General CADD Pro General CADD Products, Inc www.generalcadd.com

GXT = GTA2 Game File

GYM = Geoworks generic symbol file

GZ = GZIP File (Archive for Unix, just compression)

GZ = Mime: application/x-compressed

GZ = Mime: application/x-gzip

GZF = Webcopier file

GZIP = Mime: application/x-gzip

GZIP = Mime: multipart/x-gzip

Gzip = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Gnu Zip Archiveg Filebggz

GZIP = GZIP File (Archive for Unix, just compression)

GZL = Go!Zilla filelist

GZMAT = Gaussian Z-Matrix chemical modeller input file

GZP = Gazelle System Page

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