MIME type

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

MIME type

   <file format, protocol, multimedia> The unique identifier used
   for different file types when conveyed across a {MIME}-based
   {protocol} such as {MIME} {e-mail} or {HTTP}.

   Registration of MIME types is explained in {RFC 2048}.

   Official MIME types
   
(ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types).

   (1998-02-10)