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The usual filename extension for temporary files is ".TMP". Temporary files are normally created in a designated temporary directory reserved for the creation of temporary files.
Temporary files may be created by computer programs for a variety of purposes; principally when a program cannot allocate enough memory for its tasks, when the program is working on data bigger than architecture's address space, or as a primitive form of inter-process communication.
Some programs create temporary files and then leave them behind - they do not delete them. This can happen because the program crashed or the developer of the program simply forgot to add the code needed to delete the temporary files after the program is done with them. The temporary files left behind by the programs accumulate over time and can take up a lot of disk space. Over time, your system will become run more slowly and decrease your system's performance and stability.
(See, Why you need delete TMP files?)
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