What is the difference between .dot and .ras?
- Extension
- .dot
- .ras
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Document
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Sun
- Description
- The dot file extension is associated with Microsoft Word, a popular word processing software developed by Microsoft. Specifically, a dot file is a Word Document Template, which serves as a blueprint for creating multiple documents with a similar format, layout, and structure. These templates can include predefined styles, formatting, text, and even images that can be used to create new documents with a consistent look and feel, saving time and ensuring uniformity across documents for personal, educational, or business purposes.
- Originally used on the Sun Microsystems computers, RAS is a raster image format that displays bitmap images. It is popularly used for specific types of research projects and it can be developed in Unix OS as well. It supports 1 and 32-bits per pixel and used RLE compression codec.
- MIME Type
- application/msword
- image/x-cmu-raster
- Sample
- sample.dot
- Wikipedia
- .dot on Wikipedia
- .ras on Wikipedia