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What exactly is a binary file? Is a JPEG file (.jpeg) a binary file?

Sorry if this question seems simplistic or overly broad. I would like to clarify what a binary file is. I know that a binary file is a binary encoded file -- is a file format like JPEG classified as ...

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What exactly is a binary file? Is a JPEG file (.jpeg) a binary file?

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