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When a file such as an image, video or sound clip is uploaded to Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Commons, an associated file description page is created (also known as an image description page or file page). The purpose of these pages is to provide information about the file: for example the author, date of creation, who uploaded the file, any modifications that may have been made, an extended description of the file's subject or context, where the file is used, and license or copyright information. In the case of an image, the file description page shows a higher resolution version of the image, if available.
To view the file description page for an image or video, click on the image itself. For a sound file, click on the information icon, , near the sound clip link.
A file description page consists of five parts:
The following are examples of different types of files:
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