file format

C2622 concept

A file format is a standardized structure and encoding scheme that defines how data is organized, stored, and interpreted within a digital file.

Observed surface forms (11)

  • columnar storage file format ×1
  • computer file system ×1
  • data interchange format ×1
  • document format ×1
  • documentation format ×1
  • lossy audio compression format ×1
  • serialization format ×1
  • syndication format ×1
  • tabular data format ×1
  • text-based format ×1

Instances (10)

  • RSS via concept surface "web feed format"
  • Portable Document Format
  • CSV
  • XML
  • JSON via concept surface "data interchange format"
  • exFAT via concept surface "computer file system"
  • AAC via concept surface "lossy audio compression format"
  • DocBook via concept surface "documentation format"
  • iCalendar
  • ORC via concept surface "columnar storage file format"