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[[Common{{Short Data Format]] (CDF) is a librarydescription|Library and toolkit for multi-dimensional data sets.}}

'''Common Data Format''' ('''CDF''') is a library and toolkit that was 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>{{cite 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]]

* [[Common data model]]

* [[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)

* [[Tecplot]] binary files

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

==References==

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==External links==

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

* {{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.

[[Category:Meteorological data and networks]]

[[Category:NASA spin-off technologies]]

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