Physical File Formats

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=== Electronical ===
 
=== Electronical ===
 
* [[Cables and connectors]]
 
* [[Cables and connectors]]
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* [[Computer]]
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* [[Control voltage]]
 
* [[Core rope memory]]
 
* [[Core rope memory]]
 
* [[Flash memory]]
 
* [[Flash memory]]
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** [[Contactless smart card]]
 
** [[Contactless smart card]]
 
* [[Transponder]]
 
* [[Transponder]]
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* [[Smartphone]]
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* [[Smartwatch]]
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* [[Video game memory card]]
  
 
=== Magnetic ===
 
=== Magnetic ===
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* [[Punched card]]
 
* [[Punched card]]
 
* [[Punched tape]]
 
* [[Punched tape]]
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==== Other ====
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* [[Mechanical computer]]
  
 
=== Optical ===
 
=== Optical ===
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* [[Optical mark recognition]]
 
* [[Optical mark recognition]]
 
* [[Phonautogram]] (phonautograph tracing)
 
* [[Phonautogram]] (phonautograph tracing)
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* [[Printer tracking dots]]
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* [[Watermark (physical)]]
  
 
=== Misc/Other ===
 
=== Misc/Other ===
  
* [[Coordinate system]]
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* [[Human computer]]
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* [[Synthesizer patch]]
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And there are the ones that don't actually exist, but have been written about in fiction...
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* [[Fictional physical formats]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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* [http://thequietus.com/articles/18004-sound-library-british-library The Utopia Of Records: Why Sound Archiving Is Important]
 
* [http://thequietus.com/articles/18004-sound-library-british-library The Utopia Of Records: Why Sound Archiving Is Important]
 
* [http://digitize.archiveteam.org/index.php/Main_Page Digitize the Planet]
 
* [http://digitize.archiveteam.org/index.php/Main_Page Digitize the Planet]
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* [http://motherboard.vice.com/read/physicists-achieve-atomic-data-storage Physicists achieve atomic data storage]
  
 
[[Category:Physical File Formats| ]]
 
[[Category:Physical File Formats| ]]

Latest revision as of 05:52, 13 January 2022

File Formats > Physical File Formats

Like the rest, this will be split down further.

One of the first steps in preserving data held on physical media is the correct identification of the medium. See Identifying Physical Media for more information on this.

[edit] Traditional

[edit] Capacitive

[edit] Electronical

[edit] Magnetic

[edit] Mechanical

[edit] Groove media

[edit] Point based media

[edit] Other

[edit] Optical

[edit] Disc media

[edit] Photography and Projection

[edit] Other

[edit] Misc/Other

And there are the ones that don't actually exist, but have been written about in fiction...

[edit] External links

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