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EDAM - The ontology of data analysis and management
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November 12, 2025
| Id | http://edamontology.org/format_1915
http://edamontology.org/format_1915
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| Preferred Name | Format |
| Definitions |
A defined way or layout of representing and structuring data in a computer file, blob, string, message, or elsewhere.
The main focus in EDAM lies on formats as means of structuring data exchanged between different tools or resources. The serialisation, compression, or encoding of concrete data formats/models is not in scope of EDAM. Format 'is format of' Data.
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Data format
File format
Exchange format
Data model
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| prefLabel | Format
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| label | Format
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| comment | The main focus in EDAM lies on formats as means of structuring data exchanged between different tools or resources. The serialisation, compression, or encoding of concrete data formats/models is not in scope of EDAM. Format 'is format of' Data.
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Data format
File format
Exchange format
Data model
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| notRecommendedForAnnotation | true
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| hasDefinition | A defined way or layout of representing and structuring data in a computer file, blob, string, message, or elsewhere.
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| prefixIRI | format_1915
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| Created in | June 12, 2026
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