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A Virtual Reality Modeling Language file

VRML is a graphics file format used by Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML). VRML files are used for 3-D information, primarily on web pages. These files contain information regarding the graphics of the site, such as sounds, animations, lighting, and objects. VRML files are designed with web pages in mind, allowing for user interaction. Similar to both .WRL and .WRZ files, which both contained zipped versions of VRML files.

MIME: application/x-vrml, model/vrml, x-world/x-vrml

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