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Au file format

The Au file format is a simple audio file format introduced by Sun Microsystems. The format was common on NeXT systems and on early Web pages. Originally it was headerless, being 8-bit μ-law-encoded data at an 8000 Hz sample rate. Hardware from other vendors often used sample rates as high as 8192 Hz, often integer multiples of video clock signal…

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Container for
Audio, most often μ-law
Developed by
Sun Microsystems
Internet media type
audio/basic (headerless format)
Magic number
.snd (newer versions)
Type code
public.au-audio · public.ulaw-audio (headerless variant)
Type of format
audio file format, container format

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Au file format

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples9
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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Au file format

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Type code · 2
Au file format → public.au-audio, public.ulaw-audio (headerless variant)
Container for · 1
Au file format → Audio, most often μ-law
Developed by · 1
Au file format → Sun Microsystems
Filename extension · 1
Au file format → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .au .snd
Internet media type · 1
Au file format → audio/basic (headerless format)
Magic number · 1
Au file format → .snd (newer versions)
Type of format · 1
Au file format → audio file format, container format
is a · 1
Au file format → simple audio file format introduced by Sun Microsystems

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format audio data encoding file formats sample μ-law interface 8-bit hz hardware pcm next au sun microsystems headerless often newer

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Au file formatContainer forAudio, most often μ-law1.00infobox
Au file formatDeveloped bySun Microsystems1.00infobox
Au file formatFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .au .snd1.00infobox
Au file formatInternet media typeaudio/basic (headerless format)1.00infobox
Au file formatMagic number.snd (newer versions)1.00infobox
Au file formatType codepublic.au-audio1.00infobox
Au file formatType codepublic.ulaw-audio (headerless variant)1.00infobox
Au file formatType of formataudio file format, container format1.00infobox
Au file formatis asimple audio file format introduced by Sun Microsystems0.90text

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