storage format

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storage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/us
/ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/
the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in ...
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format
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfɔː.mæt/us
/ˈfɔːr.mæt/
a pattern, plan, ...
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(Definition ofstorageandformatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The different components usually differ in their implementation and often in theirstorageformat.
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Thestorageformatdoes not matter, because a stored picture has no other function than making possible subsequent generations of the picture.
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The book is a marvelous technology for use, but it is a cumbersome dissemination format and an increasingly frailstorageformatin this age of rapid telecommunications.
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Only a few third party utilities were made that could do anything with the proprietary messagestorageformat.
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He also designed the mix mailstorageformat.
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In the 1990s, it was projected that optical tape would be a commonly used, high-capacity, high-speed computer datastorageformat.
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Obviously, because of this, if you are interested in being able to retrieve stored data, ndbm should not be used, and almost any otherstorageformatis better than ndbm.
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This feature enables the use of various matrix storage formats as well as calculation of the matrix elements as needed.
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This allowed the circuitry to convert between the punched card format and the internalstorageformatto be very simple with only a few special cases.
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In the same year, two new optical disc storage formats were being developed.
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Data storage formats were heavily compacted, for example.
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There are now more operating systems, browsers, protocols, and storage formats than there were before, causing bloat in programs due to interoperability issues.
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Although optical discs are more durable than earlier audio-visual and data storage formats, they are susceptible to environmental and daily-use damage.
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