format conversion
Changing data types
Format conversion is the process of changing data from one file type or encoding structure to another: The software handles format conversion from PDF to Word.
Common in media work—converting audio, video, or image files—and in data processing when systems require specific formats.
Also called file conversion.
- transcodingMedia format conversion process
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
backward compatibility · legacy support · restructuring · file extension · serialization · export · codec · lossless · batch processing · PDF · save as · aggregation · import · drag and drop · data migration · migration · file type · import
format conversiontext editing
Modifying written material
content creation · rewriting · data manipulation · data entry · authoring
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