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JavaScript Programmer’s Reference MIME types (Definition) An Internet standard way of distinguishing between different kinds of container files. The MIME types mechanism was originally developed for sending attachments in mail messages. Nowadays it has become a commonplace way of describing the content of a document in a way that many non e-mail client applications can understand. This is defined as part of the HTML 4.0 standard. Here is a list of some relevant MIME types for JavaScript programmers: MIMEType Description * Wildcard match everything */* Wild card match both parts separately application/applefile AppleSingle file application/AppleLink AppleLink Package application/ArcMac PC ARChive application/BBEdit ML Source application/binary Application Binary Data application/Canvas Canvas Drawing application/cdf Channels application/CodeWarrior Java Class File application/Compact_Pro Compact Pro Archive application/DeArj ARJ Archive application/DiskCopy Apple DiskCopy Image application/Envoy Envoy Document application/Excel Lotus Spreadsheet r2.1 application/FileMaker_Pro FileMaker Pro Database application/FileMaker_Pro_3 FileMaker Pro Database application/Finder OpenType Font application/FoxBase+ DBase Document application/fractals Fractal Image Format application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player application/GraphicConverter Animated NeoChrome application/gzip application/gzip application/HexEdit Untyped Binary Data application/java-archive Java Archive application/JPEGView OS/2 Bitmap application/mac-binhex40 Binhex File application/MacAmp MPEG-1 Layer 3 Table continued on following page 1438