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HDF5 is a completely new Hierarchical Data Format product consisting of a
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data format specification and a supporting library implementation. HDF5 is
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designed to address some of the limitations of the older HDF product and to
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address current and anticipated requirements of modern systems and
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applications.
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HDF5 includes the following improvements.
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- A new file format designed to address some of the deficiencies of HDF4.x,
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particularly the need to store larger files and more objects per file.
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- A simpler, more comprehensive data model that includes only two basic
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structures: a multidimensional array of record structures, and a grouping
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structure.
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- A simpler, better-engineered library and API, with improved support for
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parallel I/O, threads, and other requirements imposed by modern systems
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and applications.
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WWW: http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/
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