.MSP File Extension

File used to update the Windows operating system and other Microsoft programs; typically included with security updates or Microsoft hotfixes; run by the Windows Installer programs Hotfix.exe and Update.exe.

Monochromatic (black and white) image file created by Microsoft Paint, one of the first painting programs released by Microsoft; also used for storing older clip art images.

Web-based script created for MaxScript, an xBase interpreter that executes server-side scripts; contains HTML code and xBase or Clipper commands; stored in an ASCII text format; can be edited with any text editor.

MaxScript interfaces directly with data sources such as .DBF files. It also supports ODBC connections to retrieve dynamic content for Web pages.

MaxScript is used by MAXSIS DBmax and DBfree.

File used by ClarisWorks and AppleWorks office suite software products; contains a word list used by the software's spell checker; can support multiple languages and dialects.

Example MSP files include usenglsh.msp and ukenglsh.msp. These files store the dictionaries for the United States English language and the United Kingdom English language, respectively.

NOTE: Both ClarisWorks and AppleWorks have been discontinued.