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| Filename extension |
.ear |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | application/java-archive |
| Developed by | Sun Microsystems |
| Type of format | file archive, data compression |
| Extended from | JAR |
EAR (Enterprise Application aRchive) is a file format used by Jakarta EE for packaging one or more modules into a single archive so that the deployment of the various modules onto an application server happens simultaneously and coherently. It also contains XML files called deployment descriptors which describe how to deploy the modules.