Hierarchical Data Format

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Hierarchical Data Format

Summary

Hierarchical Data Format is a file format family[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hierarchical Data Format's instance of is recorded as file format family[3].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's developer is recorded as The HDF Group[4].
  • Hierarchical Data Format is a type of file format[5].
  • Hierarchical Data Format is used for open science[6].
  • Hierarchical Data Format is used for open access[7].
  • Hierarchical Data Format is used for FAIR Data Principles[8].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's official website is recorded as https://www.hdfgroup.org/solutions/hdf5[9].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's described at URL is recorded as https://docs.hdfgroup.org/releases/hdf5/latest-docs.html[10].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's file extension is recorded as hdf[11].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's file extension is recorded as h4[12].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's file extension is recorded as hdf4[13].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's file extension is recorded as he2[14].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's file extension is recorded as h5[15].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's file extension is recorded as hdf5[16].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's file extension is recorded as he5[17].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/hdf[18].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's user manual URL is recorded as https://docs.hdfgroup.org/releases/hdf5/latest-docs.html[19].
  • Hierarchical Data Format's file format identification pattern is recorded as \211HDF\r\n\032\n[20].

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Designation and Status

Hierarchical Data Format's instance of is recorded as file format family[3].

Why It Matters

Hierarchical Data Format has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . hdf5.readthedocs.io. hdf5.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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