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Office Open XML

Office Open XML (also informally known as OOXML) is a zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft for representing spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents. Ecma International standardized the initial version as ECMA-376. ISO and IEC standardized later versions as ISO/IEC 29500.

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Developed by
Microsoft, Ecma, ISO, IEC
Extended from
XML, DOC, WordProcessingML
Initial release
7 December 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-07)
Internet media type
application/vnd. openxmlformats-officedocument. wordprocessingml. document
Latest release
4th edition 26 October 2016; 9 years ago (2016-10-26)
Open format?
Yes

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Office Open XML

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples77
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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Office Open XML

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related to Standardization process · 21
Office Open XML → After, April, December, Ecma, Ecma International Technical Committee, ECMA-376, ECMA-376 Office Open XML, File Formats, IEC, International Standard, ISO, ISO/IEC, ISO/IEC Standard, ITTF, Joint Technical Committee, JTC, Microsoft, November, TC45, The
related to background · 16
Office Open XML → Ecma, Ecma International, In, Isabelle Valet-Harper, Microsoft, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office XML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft's Jean Paoli, November, Office XP, The, The Excel, Word, XML-based
related to Compatibility between versions · 13
Office Open XML → Applications, BRM, ECMA-376, ECMA-376 Edition, Edition, ISO, ISO/IEC, ISO/IEC JTC, June, SC, The, Transitional, WG
related to Application support · 10
Office Open XML → However, ISO/IEC, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Note, Office, Some, Starting, Strict
see also · 2
Office Open XML → Comparison, Office
Developed by · 1
Office Open XML → Microsoft, Ecma, ISO, IEC
Extended from · 1
Office Open XML → XML, DOC, WordProcessingML
Filename extension · 1
Office Open XML → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .docx, .docm
Initial release · 1
Office Open XML → 7 December 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-07)
Internet media type · 1
Office Open XML → application/vnd. openxmlformats-officedocument. wordprocessingml. document

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iso iec microsoft office xml ooxml open format file ecma-376 opendocument 29500 standard read ecma files support able write international

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Office Open XMLDeveloped byMicrosoft, Ecma, ISO, IEC1.00infobox
Office Open XMLExtended fromXML, DOC, WordProcessingML1.00infobox
Office Open XMLFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .docx, .docm1.00infobox
Office Open XMLInitial release7 December 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-07)1.00infobox
Office Open XMLInternet media typeapplication/vnd. openxmlformats-officedocument. wordprocessingml. document1.00infobox
Office Open XMLLatest release4th edition 26 October 2016; 9 years ago (2016-10-26)1.00infobox
Office Open XMLOpen format?Yes1.00infobox
Office Open XMLStandardECMA-376, ISO/IEC 295001.00infobox
Office Open XMLType of formatDocument file format1.00infobox
Office Open XMLWebsiteECMA-376, ISO/IEC 29500-1:20161.00infobox
Lawrence Roseninstance ofand others0.80text
compatibility settingsinstance ofLegacy material0.80text

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