File and metadata format identification
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The file and metadata format identification process applies automated software that is capable of checking internal bitstreams or structures of computer files and metadata, and based on that identify, the format and version of the file or metadata component. Common file format identification tools also allow to record the identified format as technical metadata for later analysis (e.g. to check if submitted file formats correspond to the list of file formats accepted by the Archive within the Submission Agreement)