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CIF File - What is a .cif file and how do I open it?
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What is a CIF file? CD disc image format created by Corel and used by Roxio Easy CD Creator (now Roxio Creator); mounts as a physical CD in Windows and is viewable in "My Computer;" often used for creating backup copies of CDs.
More Information The format was adopted in 1990 as a standard file structure and is regularly used for reporting crystal structure determinations. The CIF file contains data categories, such as _audit_ , _atom_ , _cell_ , _database_ , and _refine_ . These categories contain information, including the CIF creation, atom type properties, cell parameters, data specified by the database managers, and data describing structure refinement parameters.
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DeveloperInternational Union of Crystallography
Popularity3.8 | 10 Votes
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.CIF File Extension
2 file types use the .cif file extension.
Easy CD Creator Disk Image
| Developer | Corel |
| Popularity |
3.8 | 18 Votes |
What is a CIF file?
CD disc image format created by Corel and used by Roxio Easy CD Creator (now Roxio Creator); mounts as a physical CD in Windows and is viewable in "My Computer;" often used for creating backup copies of CDs.
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Programs that open CIF files
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Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9
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MagicISO
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Discontinued
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Smart Projects IsoBuster
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EZB Systems UltraISO
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CDmage
Category: Disk Image Files
Updated: May 26, 2009
Crystallographic Information File
| Developer | International Union of Crystallography |
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3.8 | 10 Votes |
Crystallographic data exchange format developed by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr); contains categories of crystallographic data used for archiving and distributing purposes.
More Information
The format was adopted in 1990 as a standard file structure and is regularly used for reporting crystal structure determinations. The CIF file contains data categories, such as _audit_ , _atom_ , _cell_ , _database_ , and _refine_ . These categories contain information, including the CIF creation, atom type properties, cell parameters, data specified by the database managers, and data describing structure refinement parameters.
Programs that open or reference CIF files
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Avogadro
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Avogadro
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Avogadro
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Category: Data Files
Updated: December 18, 2014