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String used for identify objects on Apple subsystems
A Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) is a text string used on software provided by Apple Inc. to uniquely identify a given class or type of item. Apple provides built-in UTIs to identify common system objects – document or image file types, folders and application bundles, streaming data, clipping data, movie data – and allows third party developers to add their own UTIs for application-specific or proprietary uses. Support for UTIs was added in the Mac OS X 10.4 operating system, integrated into the Spotlight desktop search technology, which uses UTIs to categorize documents. One of the primary design goals of UTIs was to eliminate the ambiguities and problems associated with inferring a file's content from its MIME type, filename extension, or type or creator code. Wikipedia →
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Intelligence BulletinUnited States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service · 1942
Java software solutionsLewis, John, John E. Lewis Ph. D. · 1997
Bulletin of the United States Army Medical DepartmentUnited States. Army Medical Service. · 1944
Data Communications and NetworkingBehrouz A. Forouzan, Catherine Ann Coombs · 2000
The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
Principles of gene manipulation and genomicsS. B. Primrose · 2006
The Catholic Doctrine Of The Sacrifice And Participation Of The Holy EucharistTrevor, George, 1809-1888 · 1869
Business Analytics, Global EditionEvans, James R. · 1920
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