=====Format=====

===Definition===
A format is [[data_quality_management_system/metadata|metadata]] that descripes the [[data_concept:data type|data type]], and character set of a [[data_concept:data_element|data element]].

===Relations===
|Format|is child of |[[data_quality_management_system/metadata|metadata]]|
|Format|defines|[[data_concept:data type|data type]]|
|Format|defines|character set|

===Characteristics===
  * [[data_quality_dimension:Ability to represent null values|Ability to represent null values]]
  * [[data_quality_dimension:appropriateness|Appropriateness]]
  * [[data_quality_dimension:portability|Portability]]

===Reference(s)===
DAMA NL (2020). Data concepts for Data Quality Dimensions (DSC). Research paper. https://www.dama-nl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DCS-Data-Concept-System-DDQ-Research-Paper-version-1.2-d.d.-3-Sept-2020.pdf

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