RAR (file format)

For other uses, see RAR (file format) (disambiguation).

In computing, RAR is a archival file format that allows data compression, error recovery, and file spanning. It was created by Eugene Roshal (that is why it is named RAR: Roshal ARchive) and is now licensed to Win.RAR GmbH.^[1]

RAR

Filename extension	.rar, .rev, formerly .r00, .r01, etc.
Internet media type	application/x-rar-compressed , application/octet-stream
Developed by	Eugene Roshal
Type of format	Archive format