Data format in information technology can refer to either one of:
- Data type, constraint placed upon the interpretation of data in a type system
- Signal (electrical engineering), a format for signal data used in signal processing
- Recording format, a format for encoding data for storage on a storage medium
- File format, a format for encoding data for storage in a computer file
- Container format (digital), a format for encoding data for storage by means of a standardized audio/video codecs file format
- Content format, a format for converting data to information
- Audio format, a format for processing audio data
- Video format, a format for processing video data
Famous quotes containing the word data:
“Mental health data from the 1950’s on middle-aged women showed them to be a particularly distressed group, vulnerable to depression and feelings of uselessness. This isn’t surprising. If society tells you that your main role is to be attractive to men and you are getting crow’s feet, and to be a mother to children and yours are leaving home, no wonder you are distressed.”
—Grace Baruch (20th century)