Metaformats
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== Formats == | == Formats == | ||
| + | * [[DFDL]] (Data Format Description Language) - a file format for describing file formats (how meta can you get?) | ||
* [[IFF]] | * [[IFF]] | ||
* [[ODL (NASA Object Description Language)]] | * [[ODL (NASA Object Description Language)]] | ||
* [[RIFF]] | * [[RIFF]] | ||
* [[SGML]] | * [[SGML]] | ||
| + | * [[XMDP]] (XHTML Meta Data Profiles) | ||
* [[XML]] | * [[XML]] | ||
| + | * [[XML Schema Definition]] | ||
| + | * [[XMP]] (Extensible Metadata Platform) | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.w3.org/standards/webarch/metaformats W3C: Meta formats] | * [http://www.w3.org/standards/webarch/metaformats W3C: Meta formats] | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 28 September 2013
A metaformat (or meta format) is a generic low-level file format used as a basis for defining high-level file formats.
Whether a format is a metaformat is ultimately a judgment call. There are no definitive answers to questions like: What is the difference between a container format and a metaformat? Or a serialization format and a metaformat? Is CSV a metaformat, or is it a database format? Should TIFF and PDF be considered to be metaformats, given all the subformats of them that have been defined?
Formats
- DFDL (Data Format Description Language) - a file format for describing file formats (how meta can you get?)
- IFF
- ODL (NASA Object Description Language)
- RIFF
- SGML
- XMDP (XHTML Meta Data Profiles)
- XML
- XML Schema Definition
- XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform)
