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==Technology==
A recording file consists of binary chunks of data. Each chunk is self describing and self contained. In other words, the metadata (such as the datatype and the content type of each attribute) needed to make use of the data (not only parse the events, but actually use them) is included in the chunk. Also all the values required to be resolved through e.g. constant pools are also included in the chunk.
 
There is a wide variety of technologies employed to make the JFR efficient, for example: