Digital Journal Viewer (.djvu)
The DjVu file extension, developed by AT&T Labs in 1996, stands for "Digital Journal Viewer". It is designed to store scanned documents and combine text, line drawings, and images with high compression efficiency. DjVu files are widely used for digitizing books, magazines, and historical documents due to their ability to produce smaller file sizes compared to PDF, JPEG, and TIFF formats. This format employs advanced technologies like image layer separation, progressive loading, and arithmetic coding, making it ideal for web distribution and archival purposes.