FASTQ format

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FASTQ format

Summary

FASTQ format is a file format[1]. It draws 215 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #32 of 297).[2]

Key Facts

  • FASTQ format's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • FASTQ format's instance of is recorded as textual data format[4].
  • FASTQ format's based on is recorded as FASTA format[5].
  • FASTQ format's developer is recorded as Wellcome Sanger Institute[6].
  • FASTQ format's publication date is recorded as +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • FASTQ format's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zt8mz[8].
  • FASTQ format's media type is recorded as text/plain[9].
  • FASTQ format's file extension is recorded as fastq[10].
  • FASTQ format's file extension is recorded as fq[11].
  • FASTQ format's file format identification pattern is recorded as 405345515F4944[12].
  • FASTQ format's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 30439317[13].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include file format[3] and textual data format[4].

Why It Matters

FASTQ format draws 215 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #32 of 297).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . reference.wolfram.com. Retrieved . reference.wolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . reference.wolfram.com. Retrieved . reference.wolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . reference.wolfram.com. Retrieved . reference.wolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . reference.wolfram.com. Retrieved . reference.wolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . TrID. mark0.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . TrID. mark0.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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