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Term: JHOVE

Definition:
Originally created by JSTOR and the Harvard University Library but since 2017 maintained by OPF (Open Preservation Foundation), JHOVE is an open source, extensible software framework for file format identification, validation, and characterisation.
Category:
General
Resource:
JHOVE Web site
https://openpreservation.org/tools/jhove/
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