| Name of Term | format | |
| Term URI | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format | |
| Label | Format | |
| Defined By | http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/ | |
| Source Definition | The physical or digital manifestation of the resource. | |
| DC-Gov Definition | ||
| Source Comments | Typically, Format may include the media-type or dimensions of the resource. Format may be used to determine the software, hardware or other equipment needed to display or operate the resource. Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the list of Internet Media Types [MIME] defining computer media formats). | |
| DC-Gov Comments | Recommended for electronic resources. | |
| Type of term | element | |
| Refines | ||
| Refined By | Extent, Medium | |
| Has Encoding Scheme | IMT - http://purl.org/dc/terms/IMT The Internet media type of the resource. See also: http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types | |
| Obligation | R | |
| Occurence | ||