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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Hierarchical Data Format | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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Hierarchical Data Format format for the transfer of graphical and numerical data between computeres. The freely available HDF distribution consists of the library, command line utilities, test suite source, {Java} interface, and the Java-based HDF Viewer (JHV). HDF supports several different {data models}, including multidimensional {arrays}, {raster images}, and tables. Each defines a specific aggregate data type and provides an {API} for reading, writing, and organising the data and {metadata}. New data models can be added by the HDF developers or users. HDF is self-describing, allowing an application to interpret the structure and contents of a file without any outside information. One HDF file can hold a mixture of related objects which can be accessed as a group or as individual objects. Users can create their own grouping structures called "vgroups". HDF files can be shared across most common {platforms}, including many workstations and high performance computers. An HDF file created on one computer can be read on a different system without modification. {Home (http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/)}. (2001-07-02) | |
