Data format
# Data format

Data format in information technology may refer to:

* Data type, constraint placed upon the interpretation of data in a type system
* Signal (electrical engineering), a format for signal data used in signal processing
* Recording format, a format for encoding data for storage on a storage medium
* File format, a format for encoding data for storage in a computer file
   * Container format (digital), a format for encoding data for storage by means of a standardized audio/video codecs file format
* Content format, a format for representing media content as data
   * Audio format, a format for encoded sound data
   * Video format, a format for encoded video data
