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Extensible Binary Meta Language

generalized file format for any kind of data, aiming to be a binary equivalent to XML
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Extensible Binary Meta Language

Summary

Extensible Binary Meta Language is a binary XML format[1]. It draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (binary_xml_format category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Extensible Binary Meta Language's instance of is recorded as binary XML format[3].
  • Extensible Binary Meta Language's described by source is recorded as RFC 8794: Extensible Binary Meta Language[4].

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Definition and Type

Extensible Binary Meta Language's instance of is recorded as binary XML format[3].

Why It Matters

Extensible Binary Meta Language draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (binary_xml_format category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright license → Q20007257
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P275]]: [[Q20007257]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ee9f680edee4|details]])"
  2. 18d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → binary XML format
    Described by source → RFC 8794: Extensible Binary Meta Language
    Aliases → —
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/ietf-wg-cellar/ebml-specification
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1324]]: https://github.com/ietf-wg-cellar/ebml-specification"
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