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What (who) is Program Information File - definition

FILE FORMAT
.pif; PIF file; Program Information File

Program Information File         
<file format> Under Windows, a file providing information on how a non-Windows application program should be run, including how much memory should be allocated to it and what graphics interface it requires. Filename extension: .pif (1997-10-11)
Program information file         
A program information file (PIF) defines how a given DOS program should be run in a multi-tasking environment, especially in order to avoid giving it unnecessary resources which could remain available to other programs. TopView was the originator of PIFs; they were then inherited and extended by DESQview and Microsoft Windows, where they are most often seen.
Program-specific information         
TERM
Psi tables; Program Association Table; Program Specific Information
Program-specific information (PSI) is metadata about a program (channel) and part of an MPEG transport stream.

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Program information file

A program information file (PIF) defines how a given DOS program should be run in a multi-tasking environment, especially in order to avoid giving it unnecessary resources which could remain available to other programs. TopView was the originator of PIFs; they were then inherited and extended by DESQview and Microsoft Windows, where they are most often seen. PIFs are seldom used today in software due to the absence of DOS applications.