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Re: [xml-dev] Data versus data format?

On 05/11/2019 18:24, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
Hi Folks,

I seek your thoughts on the difference (if any) between data and data formats.

Here's how I see it. I could be wrong.

Data and data formats are different. I believe that data formats is a subset of data:

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I think of data formats as a format that has been standardized, either by a standards organization (W3C, ISO, IETF, etc.) or by a corporation. Data, on the other hand, is any format: single-time-use formats, quickly cobbled together formats, 1-1 data exchange formats between a small group, and also standardized formats.

Do you agree that data is a broader, more general concept than data format?
Mu.

Data is information. It has a format, be it standardised or ad hoc.

Data formats are information about data, i.e. are also data, and also have a format, and so round the philosophical loop.

Given your terms, your question is unanswerable since you are comparing things of different categories. Given my definitions we have a chicken and egg situation, so it's still unanswerable.

Any more for any more?

--
Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd


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