GIS Dictionary >  binary file

GIS Dictionary

Definitions for GIS terms related to operations such as analysis, GIS modeling and web-based GIS, cartography, and Esri software.

Now available for purchase: A to Z GIS: An illustrated dictionary of geographic information systems.

Search the GIS Dictionary:

  Search  

Browse the GIS Dictionary:

GIS Bibliography

Researching GIS?
Search the GIS Bibliography for a vast index of books, journals, conference proceedings and reports.

binary file

  1. [computing] A file that contains data encoded as a sequence of bits (ones and zeros) instead of plain text. A binary file, such as a DLL or an executable file, contains information that can be directly loaded or executed by a computer.