| Subject | English | German |
| fin., IT | application data file type | Anwendungsdateityp |
| comp. | character-type file | byteorientierte Datei |
| comp. | character-type file | zeichenorientierte Datei |
| comp. | file type | Dateiform |
| tech. | file type | Dateityp |
| comp., MS | file type | Dateityp (The format of a file, commonly indicated by its file name extension. The file type indicates which program the file was created in and can be opened with) |
| comp. | file type | Dateiart |
| commun. | List Files of Type ... | Dateiformat ... (MS Windows instruction, PC) |
| comp., MS | registered file type | Registrierter Dateityp (File types that are tracked by the system registry and are recognized by the programs you have installed on your computer) |
| tech. | type of file | Dateiart |
| transp. | type-approval file | Bauartgenehmigungsakte |