What is the difference between .pfa and .mat?
- Extension
- .pfa
- .mat
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Data
- Developer
- Adobe Systems
- The MathWorks
- Description
- A Printer Font ASCII (PFA) file is a type of font file used in the context of desktop publishing and digital typesetting. It contains font data in an ASCII text format, which includes descriptions of the font's characters, glyphs, and other typographic details. PFA files are part of the PostScript font format, designed for use in the Adobe PostScript printing language. These files allow for the scalable rendering of text, meaning they enable fonts to be resized without losing quality.
- MAT (MATLAB Image Format) is an image file format created by MathWorks for storing and sharing MATLAB data and images. It contains data in a binary format, as well as metadata describing the image. MAT files can be used to store images, 3D models, and other types of data.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font
- application/octet-stream
- Sample
- sample.pfa
- sample.mat
- Wikipedia
- .pfa on Wikipedia
- .mat on Wikipedia