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Name	DROID File Collection File Format
Version	1.0
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/120 MIME: text/xml
Family
Classification	Text (Mark-up)
Disclosure	Full
Description	The DROID File Collection File format is a format for storing the results of file format identifications generated by the DROID software tool. It was developed by The National Archives of the UK. A DROID File Collection File is an XML document, comprising a 'FileCollection' element, which describes the version of DROID and Signature File version number used to perform the identifications number, and date on which the identifications were generated. This element contains a 'File' element for each file being identified. A File Collection File may either be generated prior to identification, in which case each 'File' element simply contains the fully-qualified pathname of the file, or it can be generated after identification, in which case each 'File' element additionally contains the identification result.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	Has priority over Extensible Markup Language (1.0)
Technical Environment
Released	17 Sep 2005
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	11 Oct 2005
Source description
Last updated	11 Oct 2005
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