Internet Media Types
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Introduction
A media type (formerly known as a MIME type) is a two- to three-part identifier for file formats and format contents transmitted on the Internet. Their purpose is somewhat similar to file extensions in that they identify the intended data format.
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uri-scheme,
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Glossary
- media type · content type · internet media type:
- A two- to three-part identifier for file formats and format contents transmitted on the Internet.
References and Further Reading
- Wikipedia Contributors: Filename extension. Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia.
- Wikipedia Contributors: Media Type. Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia.
- [a] Media Types. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
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Ned
Freed · John C. Klensin · Tony
Hansen: Media Type Specifications and Registration
Procedures. IETF (Internet Engineering Task
Force) RFC 6368,
BCP 13.
Date Published:
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This document defines procedures for the specification and registration of media types for use in HTTP, MIME, and other Internet protocols.
- Ned Freed · Alexey Melnikov: Additional Media Type Structured Syntax Suffixes. IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) RFC 6389. Date Published: .
- Alexey Melnikov · Julian F. Reschke: Update to MIME regarding "charset" Parameter Handling in Textual Media Types. IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) RFC 6657. Date Published: .