Symbolic Link (SYLK) is a Microsoft file format typically used to exchange data between applications, specifically spreadsheets]. SYLK files conventionally have a .slk suffix. From within a spreadsheet data can be exported in the SYLK format. Comprised of only displayable ANSI characters, it can be easily created and processed by other applications, such as databases. Microsoft does not publish a SYLK specification. Variants of the format are supported by Multiplan, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Works, OpenOffice.org, and Gnumeric.