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| − | ''' | + | '''BFD''' (Binary Format Description, not Big F***ing Deal) is an [[XML]] format based on [[XSIL]] (eXtensible Scientific Interchange Language). It is intended to be used to describe file formats, similarly to [[DFDL]]; these appear to be two initiatives aiming at the same thing. |
Despite the "binary" in its name, BFD can also describe text-based ([[ASCII]]) file formats, since text is, after all, one variety of binary data. | Despite the "binary" in its name, BFD can also describe text-based ([[ASCII]]) file formats, since text is, after all, one variety of binary data. | ||
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BFD (Binary Format Description, not Big F***ing Deal) is an XML format based on XSIL (eXtensible Scientific Interchange Language). It is intended to be used to describe file formats, similarly to DFDL; these appear to be two initiatives aiming at the same thing.
Despite the "binary" in its name, BFD can also describe text-based (ASCII) file formats, since text is, after all, one variety of binary data.
