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[[Category:Computer Terminology]][[Computing]]: [[closed format]]{{seed}}A [[closed format|proprietary or "closed" format]] is a format (i.e. data structure, [[protocol]], or other data standard) which is considered to be [[intellectual property]] and may not be used without the consent of the format's owner. This often prevents or severely hampers efforts to be able to read or write data stored in those formats in [[FOSS|free software]] due to a number of factors, including licensing requirements typically imposed by owners of proprietary formats as well as the secrecy which.
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A [[proprietary format]] ("closed" is sometimes used as a synonym for "proprietary") is a format (i.e. data structure, [[protocol]], or other data storage/transfer standard) which is considered to be [[intellectual property]] and may not be used without the consent of the format's owner (usually given in the form of a license). This often prevents or severely hampers efforts to be able to read or write data stored in those formats in [[FOSS|free software]] due to a number of factors, including licensing requirements typically imposed by owners of proprietary formats as well as the secrecy which.
  
 
Examples of closed formats include: [[MP3]], [[WMA]], [[Microsoft Word]] .doc format, [[Microsoft Excel]] .xls format
 
Examples of closed formats include: [[MP3]], [[WMA]], [[Microsoft Word]] .doc format, [[Microsoft Excel]] .xls format

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Overview

A proprietary format ("closed" is sometimes used as a synonym for "proprietary") is a format (i.e. data structure, protocol, or other data storage/transfer standard) which is considered to be intellectual property and may not be used without the consent of the format's owner (usually given in the form of a license). This often prevents or severely hampers efforts to be able to read or write data stored in those formats in free software due to a number of factors, including licensing requirements typically imposed by owners of proprietary formats as well as the secrecy which.

Examples of closed formats include: MP3, WMA, Microsoft Word .doc format, Microsoft Excel .xls format

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