.Y File Extension
3 file types use the .y file extension.
File Type 1Yacc Source File
| Developer | Stephen C. Johnson |
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| Category | Developer Files |
| Format | Text |
What is a Y file?
Developer file used by Yacc (Yet Another Compiler-Compiler), a program used to generate source code parsers; contains formal declarations for how a programming language is defined; used for generating parsers for various languages.
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NOTE: Yacc has been used for creating the parser for the C programming language.
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Programs that open Y files
Windows
Mac
Linux
Updated 2/21/2011
File Type 2Subsampled Raw YUV Image
| Developer | N/A |
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| Category | Raster Image Files |
| Format | N/A |
.Y File Association 2
One of three files from a split .PPM file; others are .U and .V files; YUV representation is used by the Stanford MPEG codec.
Programs that open Y files
Windows
Included with OS
Included with OS
Mac
Included with OS
Updated 1/6/2007
File Type 3Amiga Yabba Compressed File
| Developer | N/A |
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| Category | Compressed Files |
| Format | N/A |
.Y File Association 3
File archive compressed using Amiga Yabba compression, a type of compression used only on Amiga systems.
Programs that open Y files
Windows
Linux
yabba for Unix
Updated 8/4/2010