RDA File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .rda or .RData
Primary Association R programming language
MIME Type application/x-r-data
Format Type Binary
Used By R environment for statistical computing
Purpose Data storage
Compression Supported (gzip, bzip2, xz)
Storage Mode Multiple variables in one file
Compatibility Specific to R
Loading into R load() function
Saving from R save() function
Save Multiple Objects Yes
Direct Edit Not feasible (binary format)
Encapsulation Any R object (vectors, matrices, lists, data frames, functions)
Versioning R version specific
Data Integrity Checksums not inherent
Indexing Not applicable
Portability High within R environment versions
Meta-Data Supported