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ABF File - What is an .abf file and how do I open it?
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What is an ABF file? Binary encoding of Adobe's character bitmap distribution formation, which is an ASCII text-encoded font format; each ABF file consists of a sequence of 8-bit bytes; character bitmaps are stored in a "strike" format, which is a rectangular pixel array; the height of the rectangle is the height of the tallest character in the font and the width is the sum of all the character widths.
More Information The ABF format is also known as the "Adobe Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format."
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2 file types use the .abf file extension.
Adobe Binary Screen Font File
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
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3.3 | 19 Votes |
What is an ABF file?
Binary encoding of Adobe's character bitmap distribution formation, which is an ASCII text-encoded font format; each ABF file consists of a sequence of 8-bit bytes; character bitmaps are stored in a "strike" format, which is a rectangular pixel array; the height of the rectangle is the height of the tallest character in the font and the width is the sum of all the character widths.
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The ABF format is also known as the "Adobe Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format."
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Used by programs that access system fonts
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Used by programs that access system fonts
Category: Font Files
Updated: March 3, 2007
Analysis Services Backup File
| Developer | Microsoft |
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Backup file created by Analysis Services, a component of Microsoft SQL Server used for online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining; contains a backup of "cubes," which are groups of metadata that specify dimensions, or a schema, for analyzing data that may reside in local or remote database locations; allows the analytics data to be restored or replicated.
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Updated: March 11, 2011