Glossary definition(s) for: open-standard products and formats

• n., Freely available structures, procedures, or tools for the uniform creation and description of data. Usually defined and perhaps maintained by a central body, but, unlike proprietary standards, users are not reliant on a private organization to license use and provide support.
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  Besser, Howard. Introduction to Imaging. Rev. ed. Edited by Sally Hubbard and Deborah Len. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2003. Also available online at http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/introimages/index.html".
  See Also:

  • open architecture
  • open-source
  • non-proprietary