| What is a format? |
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definition from format registry proposal: |
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| A format is a fixed,
byte-serializing |
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| encoding
of an information model. |
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| Working
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| Formats are packages of information |
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can be stored as data files or sent |
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| via
network as data streams (aka |
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| bitstreams,
byte streams) |
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