ISO
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ISO is a widely used optical disc image file format that encapsulates the complete contents and structure of CD, DVD, or Blu-ray media in a single file.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ISO (disc image file format) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archive file format
ⓘ
optical disc image file format ⓘ |
| advantage |
easy mounting in virtual drives
ⓘ
preserves original disc file layout ⓘ single-file distribution of disc contents ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ISO image ⓘ |
| basedOn | ISO 9660 file system standard ⓘ |
| canBe |
burned to physical disc
ⓘ
mounted as virtual drive ⓘ verified with checksums ⓘ |
| canIncludeFileSystem |
ISO 9660
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UDF ⓘ |
| canIncludeFileSystem |
Joliet
ⓘ
Rock Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| checksumAlgorithms |
MD5
ⓘ
SHA-1 ⓘ SHA-256 ⓘ |
| commonlyCreatedBy |
disc authoring software
ⓘ
disc imaging software ⓘ |
| contains |
disc directory structure
ⓘ
disc file system metadata ⓘ disc files and folders ⓘ |
| doesNotContain |
copy protection mechanisms of original disc
ⓘ
disc physical characteristics ⓘ |
| encapsulates |
complete contents of optical disc
ⓘ
file system structure of optical disc ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .iso ⓘ |
| limitation | does not model multiple tracks with different formats as well as some other formats ⓘ |
| platformSupport |
Linux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
BIN/CUE (disc image format)
ⓘ
IMG (disc image file format) ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | International Organization for Standardization (indirectly via ISO 9660) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stores | sector-by-sector copy of disc data ⓘ |
| supports | bootable disc images ⓘ |
| supportsMediumType |
Blu-ray Disc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CD NERFINISHED ⓘ DVD ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
distribution of Linux distributions
ⓘ
distribution of bootable rescue media ⓘ distribution of large software packages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
operating system installation media
ⓘ
optical disc backup ⓘ optical disc duplication ⓘ software distribution ⓘ virtual machine installation media ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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