Universal Disk Format

<p>Universal Disk Format (UDF) is an <a href="/facts/Open_format/TKcCW6mA">open</a>, vendor-neutral <a href="/facts/File_system/FdPm90uc">file system</a> for <a href="/facts/Computer_data_storage/wPHKFpdx">computer data storage</a> for a broad range of media. In practice, it has been most widely used for <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVDs</a> and newer <a href="/facts/Optical_disc/vjVDB1GH">optical disc</a> formats, supplanting <a href="/facts/ISO_9660/zAEVMFnu">ISO 9660</a>. Due to its design, it is very well suited to incremental updates on both <a href="/facts/Write_once_read_many/h2mcUHge">write-once</a> and re-writable <a href="/facts/Optical_disc/vjVDB1GH">optical media</a>. UDF was developed and maintained by the <a href="/facts/Optical_Storage_Technology_Association/o6zSV0Um">Optical Storage Technology Association</a> (OSTA).
</p><p>In engineering terms, Universal Disk Format is a <a href="/facts/Profile_(engineering)/WAR7RfKW">profile</a> of the specifications known as ISO/IEC 13346 and ECMA-167.
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Universal Disk Format