AMIME type (now properly called "media type", but also sometimes "content type") is a string sent along with a file indicating the type of the file (describing the content format, for example, a sound file might be labeledaudio/ogg, or an image fileimage/png).

It serves the same purpose as filename extensions traditionally do on Windows.The name originates from theMIME standard originally used in email.

See also

• Internet media type on Wikipedia
• List of MIME types
• Properly Configuring Server MIME Types
• Details information about the usage ofMIME Types in a Web context.
• Incomplete list of MIME types
• MediaRecorder.mimeType