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The Common Object File Format (COFF) is a format for executable, object code, and shared library computer files used on Unix systems. It was introduced in Unix System V, replaced the previously used a.out format, and formed the basis for extended specifications such as XCOFF and ECOFF, before being largely replaced by ELF, introduced with SVR4. COFF and its variants continue to be used on some Unix-like systems, on Microsoft Windows (Portable Executable), in UEFI environments and in some embedded development systems.

Key facts

File format.name
COFF
File format.extension
none, , ,
File format.magic
for i386 for AMD64 for Itanium
File format.owner
AT&T Corporation
File format.genre
Binary, executable, object, shared libraries
File format.extendedto
XCOFF, ECOFF, Portable Executable, Executable and Linkable Format

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Stack Exchange tag
stackoverflow.com/tags/coff
media type
application/x-coffexec
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L'acronimo COFF (dall'inglese Common Object File Format) indica le specifiche di alcuni tipi di file usati nei sistemi operativi Unix: file eseguibili, file di codice oggetto e file di libreria condivisa. Il COFF fu introdotto nello e fu alla base dei formati estesi e , prima di essere rimpiazzato dal formato ELF, introdotto con lo UNIX System V.Tuttavia il COFF e le sue varianti continuano ad essere usati in alcuni sistemi Unix-like e in Microsoft Windows.

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