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Tagged file structure for multimedia resource files
Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used for audio and video, though it can be used for arbitrary data. Wikipedia →
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IBM PC and PS/2 graphics handbookEdward R. Teja · 1990
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