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Summary
Name	BibTeX Database File
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Identifiers	PUID: fmt/1616
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Classification	Text (Unstructured)
Disclosure
Description	BibTeX is reference management software, used for formatting lists of references, enabling the consistent citing of sources in a range of styles. It was created in 1985, and is written in WEB/ Pascal. Bib files are lists of entries, each one corresponding to a bibliographical item, for a example book or article.
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Related file formats	Has lower priority than PostScript (2.0) Has lower priority than MPEG-4 Media File
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Developed by	BibTex / BibTeX
Supported by	BibTex / BibTeX
Source	Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) Hannover / Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) Hannover
Source date	03 Feb 2022
Source description	07/22 (v.107)- added BOF sequence to improve DROID performance;11/23 (v.115)- tightened signature and updated support links in note field. Submitted by Brigham Young University. 08/11/23 v.115. Tightened signature.
Last updated	15 Nov 2023
Note	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibTeX http://www.heinrichfleck.net/latex/Lamport%20.pdf (Appendix B)