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CDDB

CDDB, short for Compact Disc Database, is a database for software applications to look up audio CD (compact disc) information over the Internet. This is performed by a client which calculates a (nearly) unique disc ID and then queries the database. As a result, the client is able to display the artist name, CD title, track list and some additional…

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Industry
Audio metadata
Owner
Nielsen Holdings
Commercial
No (initially) Yes (since 2001)
Current status
Online
Founder(s)
Ti Kan Steve Scherf
Launched
1995

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How CDDB works

Example calculation of a CDDB1 (FreeDB) disc ID

  • Java Java (programming language)

Classical music

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CDDB

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples60
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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CDDB

Top relations

related to Classical music · 16
CDDB → Allegro, At, Boston Symphony Orchestra, CDs, Classical Music Initiative, CMI, Gracenote, In, Joseph Silverstein, Op, Seiji Ozawa, Spring, The, The Four Seasons, Their, Vivaldi
related to history · 10
CDDB → CD, CDDB Inc, February, GNU General Public License, Graham Toal, Kan, Steve Scherf, The, Ti Kan, Users
related to Example calculation of a CDDB1 (FreeDB) disc ID · 9
CDDB → CD, CDDB1, CDs, For, The, XX, XXYYYYZZ, YYYY, ZZ
related to How CDDB works · 9
CDDB → Advanced, CD, CDs, Gracenote, In, Internet, Submit Track Names, The, This
is a · 2
CDDB → direct consequence of the original design of the CD, licensed trademark of Gracenote
Commercial · 1
CDDB → No (initially) Yes (since 2001)
Current status · 1
CDDB → Online
Founder(s) · 1
CDDB → Ti Kan Steve Scherf
Industry · 1
CDDB → Audio metadata
Launched · 1
CDDB → 1995

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Important terminology

cd database gracenote track disc information media cds id audio tracks names cddb1 classical music would software kan scherf freedb

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CDDBCommercialNo (initially) Yes (since 2001)1.00infobox
CDDBCurrent statusOnline1.00infobox
CDDBFounder(s)Ti Kan Steve Scherf1.00infobox
CDDBIndustryAudio metadata1.00infobox
CDDBLaunched19951.00infobox
CDDBOwnerNielsen Holdings1.00infobox
CDDBPredecessorCDDB local database (around 1993)1.00infobox
CDDBSuccessorGracenote1.00infobox
CDDBType of siteData library1.00infobox
CDDBURLwww.gracenote.com1.00infobox
CDDBis alicensed trademark of Gracenote0.90text
CDDBis adirect consequence of the original design of the CD0.90text

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