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<p>Content pass: encyclopedic seed/expansion</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;File format obsolescence&#039;&#039;&#039; occurs when files can no longer be opened with available software—because vendors discontinued products, codecs vanished, or documentation was lost. It is a central driver of [[Format migration]] and [[Emulation (computing)|emulation]] strategies.<br /> <br /> ==Examples==<br /> Word-processor formats from abandoned suites, obsolete video codecs, and encrypted containers without keys are recurring case studies in preservation teaching.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Digital preservation]]<br /> * [[Bit rot]]<br /> * [[Digital dark age]]<br /> <br /> ==Sources==<br /> * Format registry and national-library risk assessments.<br /> * Digital curation curricula.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Digital preservation]]<br /> [[Category:Concepts]]</div>

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