I just downloaded a 600MB game from KaZaa and it's a .BIN file. How do I open it to install the game???

What does binary file actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Altium is one of the worst offenders, but by diving into the binary files it’s possible to reverse engineer these proprietary file formats into something nearly human-readable.

If you open a file that you can’t immediately read, you may be looking at compressed data, binary code, or source code that has been reduced or ‘minified’ by removing unnecessary white space.