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{{Short description|Library and toolkit for multi-dimensional data}}
'''Common Data Format''' ('''CDF''') is a library and toolkit that has beenwas developed by the [[National Space Science Data Center]] (NSSDC) at [[NASA]] started in 1985. The software is an interface for the [[Computer data storage|storage]] and [[data manipulation|manipulation]] of [[multi-dimensional data]] sets.<ref>{{citewebcite web|title=FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS|url=http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/FAQ.html|publisher=nasa.gov|accessdate=2008-03-18}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[CGNS]] ([[Computational fluid dynamics|CFD]] General Notation System)

* [[NetCDF]] (not compatible)

* [[de:Common Datadata Formatmodel]]

* [[EAS3]] (Ein-Ausgabe-System)

* [[FITS]] (Flexible Image Transport System)

* [[GRIB]] (GRIdded Binary)

* [[Hierarchical Data Format]] (HDF)

* [[NetCDF]] (Network Common Data Form - not compatible with CDF)

* [[FITS]]

* [[GRIBTecplot]] (GRIddedbinary Binary)files

* [[XMDF]] (eXtensible Model Data Format)

==References==

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==External links==

* [{{cite web | url = http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/ | publisher = Goddard Space Flight Center | title = Common Data Format home page]}}

* [http://www.xi-advies.nl/downloads/AnIntroductionToDistributedVisualization.pdf{{cite web | title = "An Introduction to Distributed Visualization"]; | citeseerx = 10.1.1.63.8349 | postscript = : }} section 4.2 contains a comparison of CDF, HDF, and netCDF.

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