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Name	Adobe Flash
Version	16
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Identifiers	MIME: application/x-shockwave-flash PUID: fmt/762
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Description	The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression.
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Related file formats	Is previous version of Adobe Flash (17) Is subsequent version of Adobe Flash (15)
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Developed by	Adobe Systems Incorporated
Supported by	Adobe Systems Incorporated
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	07 Aug 2015
Source description	http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
Last updated	07 Aug 2015
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