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Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) is a lossless audio file format standard used for storing sound data for personal computers and other electronic audio devices. The format was developed by Apple Inc. in 1988 based on Electronic Arts' Interchange File Format (IFF, widely used on Amiga systems) and is most commonly used on Apple Macintosh computer systems. It has remained largely unchanged since its original specification. Wikipedia →
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