Data Interchange Format

Summary

Data Interchange Format is a file format^[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #110 of 297).^[2]

Key Facts

• Data Interchange Format's instance of is recorded as file format^[3].
• Data Interchange Format's developer is recorded as Software Arts^[4].
• Data Interchange Format's subclass of is recorded as file format^[5].
• +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Data Interchange Format^[6].
• Data Interchange Format's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08r84g^[7].
• Data Interchange Format's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fileformat.info/format/dif/egff.htm^[8].
• Data Interchange Format's media type is recorded as application/x-dif^[9].
• Data Interchange Format's file extension is recorded as dif^[10].
• Data Interchange Format's partially coincident with is recorded as data serialization format^[11].
• Data Interchange Format's different from is recorded as Navy DIF^[12].
• Data Interchange Format's different from is recorded as LDAP Data Interchange Format^[13].
• Data Interchange Format's PRONOM file format ID is recorded as x-fmt/41^[14].
• Data Interchange Format's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as Data_Interchange_Format^[15].

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Designation and Status

Data Interchange Format's instance of is recorded as file format^[3].

History and Context

+1979-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Data Interchange Format^[6].

Why It Matters

Data Interchange Format draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #110 of 297).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]