PRONOM
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| − | + | '''PRONOM''' is a web-based technical registry to support digital preservation services, developed by The National Archives of the United Kingdom. | |
| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/Default.aspx PRONOM website] |
* Provides version-level format information on hundreds of formats, and mints permanent identifiers for each (e.g. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/fmt/10 fmt/10]). | * Provides version-level format information on hundreds of formats, and mints permanent identifiers for each (e.g. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/fmt/10 fmt/10]). | ||
* Each record can be downloaded as XML. (e.g. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/fmt/10.xml fmt/10.xml]). | * Each record can be downloaded as XML. (e.g. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/fmt/10.xml fmt/10.xml]). | ||
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[[Category:Sources]] | [[Category:Sources]] | ||
[[Category:File Format Identification]] | [[Category:File Format Identification]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 12 October 2023
PRONOM is a web-based technical registry to support digital preservation services, developed by The National Archives of the United Kingdom.
- PRONOM website
- Provides version-level format information on hundreds of formats, and mints permanent identifiers for each (e.g. fmt/10).
- Each record can be downloaded as XML. (e.g. fmt/10.xml).
- Also published as linked data, using this ontology.
- Cross-references to MIME Type and file extension.
