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File format

A file format is the way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It may describe the encoding at various levels of abstraction including low-level bit and byte layout as well high-level organization such as markup and tabular structure. A file format may be standardized (which can be proprietary or open) or it can be an ad hoc convention.

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WindowsCP/MMS-DOSVMSVM/CMS
20 related topics

File structure

PascalTroffScriptScribeCSV
29 related topics

Overview

Computer fileLevels of abstractionBitByteMarkup
105 related topics

Specification

SpecificationTrade secretDe factoReverse engineerNon-disclosure agreement
5 related topics

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Specification

Intellectual property protection

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File format

Nodes170
Edges169
Triples78
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011765
Components1

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File format

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related to Chunk-based formats · 11
File format → Commodore-Amiga, CSV, Electronic Arts, For, IFF, In, Interchange File Format, Scribe, Script, The, Throughout
related to Directory-based formats · 9
File format → DOCX, Good, ODT, OLE, OLE Documents, PKZIP-based, Some, This, TIFF
related to Intellectual property protection · 9
File format → Although, For, GIF, GIFs, However, Patent, PNG, This, US
related to External links · 8
File format → CongressBest Practices, Data Management Services, File Format Descriptions, File Formats, Library, Stanford University Libraries, The, US
related to Unstructured formats (raw memory dumps) · 6
File format → Earlier, It, On, Pascal, This, Unless
related to Specification · 5
File format → Due, If, Some, Sometimes, Such
related to File content based format identification · 4
File format → Another, The, There, Thus
see also · 3
File format → Audio, List, Object
is a · 1
File format → way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file

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file format type files data types formats metadata used extension may name example number also one text information system magic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
File formatis away that information is encoded for storage in a computer file0.90text
markupinstance ofIt may describe the encoding at various levels of abstraction including low-level bit and byte layout as well high-level organization0.80text
tabular structureinstance ofIt may describe the encoding at various levels of abstraction including low-level bit and byte layout as well high-level organization0.80text
a text editor or a hexadecimal editor.As well as indicating the file formatinstance ofthey can easily be examined by using simple software0.80text
file headers may contain metadata about the fileinstance ofthey can easily be examined by using simple software0.80text
its contentsinstance ofthey can easily be examined by using simple software0.80text
who made the imageinstance ofand optionally authoring information0.80text
wheninstance ofand optionally authoring information0.80text
where it was madeinstance ofand optionally authoring information0.80text
what camera modelinstance ofand optionally authoring information0.80text
photographic settings were usedinstance ofand optionally authoring information0.80text
thumbnail information may require considerable time before it can be displayed.If a header is binary hard-coded such that the header itself needs complex interpretation in order to be recognizedinstance ofA folder containing many files with complex metadata0.80text

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