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Definition

Either a physical Object object or a digital object. 

Source: Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems. Open Archival Information System (OAIS) recommended practice. CCSDS 650.0-M-2.

Introduction

OAIS models information about the principle that "data interpreted using its representation information yields information."


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Figure 2-2: Obtaining information from data. Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems. Open Archival Information System (OAIS) recommended practice, Figure 2-2CCSDS 650.0-M-2.

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Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems. Open Archival Information System (OAIS) recommended practice. CCSDS 650.0-M-2Representation information includes, for example, technical information about the file formats that are used to bundle data (i.e., bitstreams) into digital objects that can be accessed and stored.

Related terms

Content data object

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Representation information

Further reading

Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems. Open Archival Information System (OAIS) recommended practice. CCSDS 650.0-M-2.