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Compound File Binary Format
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<p> Compound File Binary Format (CFBF), also called Compound File, Compound Document format, or Composite Document File V2 (CDF), is a <a href="/facts/Compound_document/QSMh7jUp">compound</a> <a href="/facts/Document_file_format/ofD5voGr">document file format</a> for storing numerous files and streams within a single file on a disk. CFBF is developed by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> and is an implementation of Microsoft <a href="/facts/COM_Structured_Storage/QLuCym7S">COM Structured Storage</a>. The file format is used for storing storage objects and stream objects in a hierarchical structure within a single file. </p><p>Microsoft has opened the format for use by others and it is now used in a variety of programs from <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Word/HPSu5W4j">Microsoft Word</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Access/1tID4rKM">Microsoft Access</a> to Business Objects. It also forms the basis of the <a href="/facts/Advanced_Authoring_Format/J0lXcNj5">Advanced Authoring Format</a>. </p>