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digital object

in information science, a digital representation (i.e. computer file, such as a JPG) of a described object or record, which may be associated with its descriptive metadata
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digital object

Summary

digital object is a type of object[1].

Key Facts

  • digital object's instance of is recorded as type of object[2].
  • digital object's instance of is recorded as Q139243747[3].
  • digital object is a type of artificial object[4].
  • digital object is part of digitized collection[5].
  • digital object is the opposite of artificial physical object[6].
  • digital object's has cause is recorded as digitization[7].
  • digital object's described at URL is recorded as https://cdlib.org/resources/technologists/glossary-of-digital-library-terms/[8].
  • digital object's partially coincident with is recorded as computer file[9].
  • digital object's used by is recorded as digital communication[10].
  • digital object's different from is recorded as digital artifact[11].
  • digital object's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Open Culture / GLAM Glossary[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of object[2] and Q139243747[3]. digital object is a type of artificial object[4]. It is the opposite of artificial physical object[6].

Use and Application

digital object is part of digitized collection[5]. Its used by is recorded as digital communication[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tdkiv wikibase id → November
    Described at url → https://cdlib.org/resources/technologists/glossary-of-digita
    Dictionary of archives terminology id → digital-object
    Part of → digitized collection
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q42396623]]"
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