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Details for file extension .TAB are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here.

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A search on the file extension you submitted shows 12 record(s). The details for each of these are shown below. The best FILExt can do for you is provide the details we know about. Selecting the information that applies to your particular situation is up to you. Use any hints provided. If the information here is not helpful, FILExt is sorry; but as a research site FILExt cannot provide personal support. If you need further information you might try the research tips on the FILExt Help Me page.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
ArcView Lookup File		ESRI
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		GIS Info
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 11843 last modified on 2004-06-23 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Diabetes Mentor File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 11844 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
GPS Pathfinder Office Station/Session Table		Trinble Navigation Limited
Specific Notes [What's This?]
The GPS Pathfinder Office software enables you to pre-plan field sessions. The data dictionary editor creates custom pick-lists, automatic repeat feature, and numeric values. In the field, the data dictionary prompts the field crew to enter specific information for data integrity and compatibility with your GIS or database. A station/session table describes one or more stations (locations where a receiver is set up to make observations for a static survey) and, for each station, one or more sessions (periods of observation at that station). Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 17555 last modified on 2004-10-31 and created on 2004-10-31.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Guitar Tablature File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		On-line Guitar Archive
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 11845 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Insight II Table File		Accelrys Software Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Insight II is a molecular modeling environment that provides a graphical interface to algorithms for molecular dynamics, homology modeling, de novo design, and electrostatics. Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 11846 last modified on 2005-07-30 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Lotus 1-2-3 Table
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 11847 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MapInfo Table		Mapinfo Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 21 74 61 62 6C 65 0D 0A 21 76 65 72 73 69 6F 6E 20 ASCII: !table..!version.
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 11848 last modified on 2007-08-24 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Notes 5 Full Text Index		IBM
Specific Notes [What's This?]
This was a Lotus product. Lotus was bought out by IBM. Lotus Notes and Domino are a fundamental component of IBM Workplace. IBM introduced the IND file type. Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		IBM Lotus Notes Wikipedia Page
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 26410 last modified on 2009-01-22 and created on 2009-01-22.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Stork Format Color Lookup Table
Specific Notes [What's This?]
CMYK image. Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 11849 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
TAB Separated File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
More usually seen as a .TSV file. Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 11850 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
ThinBASIC Adventure Builder Adventure Data		Catventure
Specific Notes [What's This?]
This is an interactive fiction and text adventure maker for Windows 98/2K/Me/XP/Vista. Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Game	None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 26802 last modified on 2009-04-14 and created on 2009-04-14.

Extension: TAB
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Unknown Apple II File (found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom)
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find TAB errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 22869 last modified on 2006-10-13 and created on 2006-10-13.

System Info for File Extension .TAB

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .TAB

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. MIME type listings often contain the name of a program or, at a minimum, a type of file as the leading text in the MIME type.

General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
• If the file is sent as an audio file with any three-character extension it may be a dictation file where the extension is the dictator's initials; playable by BCB Voice Systems software (see ??? extension). The file could likewise be a dictation file in TrueSpeech format. Use Windows Sound Recorder and/or Media Player to play these back.
• If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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