Native format
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Electronic documents have an associated file structure defined by the original creating application. This file structure is referred to as the “native format” of the document. Because viewing or searching documents in the native format may require the original application (i.e., viewing a Microsoft Word document may require the Microsoft Word application), documents are often converted to a standard file format (i.e., tiff) as part of electronic document processing.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms.
