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PRONOM

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PRONOM

Summary

PRONOM is a metadata registry[1]. PRONOM draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (metadata_registry category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • PRONOM received the Digital Preservation Award[3].
  • PRONOM's instance of is recorded as metadata registry[4].
  • PRONOM's developer is recorded as UK National Archives[5].
  • PRONOM's copyright license is recorded as Open Government Licence[6].
  • PRONOM is used for digital preservation[7].
  • PRONOM's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/Default.aspx[8].
  • PRONOM's official website is recorded as https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/[9].
  • PRONOM's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2748[10].
  • PRONOM's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2749[11].

Body

Designation and Status

PRONOM's instance of is recorded as metadata registry[4].

Why It Matters

PRONOM draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (metadata_registry category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] PRONOM is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

FAQs

What awards did PRONOM receive?

Honors received include Digital Preservation Award[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). PRONOM. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pronom
MLA “PRONOM.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pronom.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pronom_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{PRONOM}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pronom}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P2748, P2749
    Wikidata description → online registry of technical information
    Freebase id → /m/0fn3bg
    Imported from → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 379, Add qualifier to File Format Wiki page ID `PRONOM`"
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