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Summary

Name WACZ
Version  
Other names Web Archive Collection Zipped
Identifiers MIME:  application/x-wacz
PUID:  fmt/1840
Family  
Classification Aggregate
Disclosure  
Description WACZ is a web archiving format and is a .zip format containing raw web archiving files such as WARC, indices and file lists.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats None.
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
Source date 01 Mar 2023
Source description This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures. 04/2024 (v.118)- Removed max-offset in container signature to scan full file for byte sequence. Submitted by Preservica.
Last updated 15 Apr 2024
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