File signature
From EDRM
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Within a file, the file signature is the information about the true program-related origin of the file, and therefore, its type. Tools for reading file signatures identify the true program source, even if the file extension has been changed.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ Vinson & Elkins LLP Practice Support, EDD Glossary.
