What is the difference between .a and .wim?
- Extension
- .a
- .wim
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Disk Image
- Developer
- Apple Inc.
- Microsoft
- Description
- A Static Library, typically denoted by the file extensions `.a` on Unix-like systems or `.lib` on Windows, is a collection of compiled object code modules that are linked into applications during the build process, rather than being loaded dynamically at runtime. This type of library contains a set of routines, external functions and variables, which are resolved and incorporated into the final executable file by a linker.
- It is a file-based disk image format created by Microsoft for its latest Windows OS releases, Windows Server 2008 and the Windows Vista. Windows Imaging Format (wim), is used for the standard installation method of the OS.
- MIME Type
- application/x-sharedlib
- application/x-ms-wim
- Wikipedia
- .a on Wikipedia
- .wim on Wikipedia