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.ss file type #1: Scheme source code

An ss file extension is related to Scheme a programming language based on the Lisp and used for its source code files.

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The ss file extension is associated with Scheme, a functional programming language and one of the two main dialects of the programming language Lisp, that first appeared in 1975.

Scheme is often used in computer science curricula and programming language research, due to its ability to represent many programming abstractions with its simple primitives. It is also an ideal test bed for compilation and interpretation techniques since it is possible to write a simple, yet fully standards-compliant Scheme interpreter in just a few days.

Scheme is a dialect of Lisp that stresses conceptual elegance and simplicity. It is much smaller than Common Lisp; the language specification is about 50 pages, compared to Common Lisp's 1300 page draft standard.

Advocates of Scheme often find it amusing that the entire Scheme standard is shorter than the index to Guy Steele's "Common Lisp: the Language, 2nd Edition".

Unlike the Scheme standard, the Common Lisp standard has a large library of utility functions, a standard object-oriented programming facility (CLOS), and a sophisticated condition handling system.

The ss file contains source code written in Scheme programming language.

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DrScheme

A programming language

Sublime Text

A sophisticated source code editor for programmers

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NotePad++ text editor

A free source code and text editor for Windows

PSPad

A freeware code editor for Windows

Microsoft Windows NotePad

The basic simple text editor included in Microsoft Windows operating systems

Adobe ExtendScript

A simple development and debugging tool for JavaScript scripts from Adobe

TextEdit

The default text editor in MacOS

gedit

The official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment

.ss file type #2: Biochemistry data

An ss file extension is associated with the biochemistry file format used by Ribbons, dnaLIMS and others.

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The ss file extension is also by some highly specialized biochemistry programs.

The ss file contains protein data used by program called Ribbons. These files contain secondary structures that are not required, but is recommended. These files are the most complicated. They control both the coloring and the overall shape of the ribbon. These files should be generated automatically by 'pro-ss', then edited or modified to the desired effect.

The ss file consists of a 1-line title, a 1-line header, and one line of data for each residue. The 1-line header consists of blank-separated strings --- the ss-residue-key strings (currently a maximum of 20).

The ss file extension is also used for sample sheet in dnaLIMS 377, also a scientific software. The same suffix is probably coincidence.

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Ribbons

A molecular graphics software

dnaLIMS

A set of bioinformatic tools for DNA Research

.ss file type #3: Sam Spade script file

The ss file extension is related to the Sam Spade a network query tool for Microsoft Windows. The ss file stores script.

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The ss file extension is also associated with Sam Spade, a free integrated network query tool for Windows 95, 98, NT and Windows 2000 used to track down spam. It is named after fictional character Sam Spade.

The *.ss files used in Sam Spade contains scripts, most likely executed within the program.

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.ss file type #4: SilverStripe source code

An ss file extension is related to the SilverStripe source code file format.

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The ss file extension is associated with the SilverStripe, a development tool and framework for creating web applications, available for various platforms.

The ss file stores source code written for SilverStripe framework.

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SilverStripe

Web development tool