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Name	Apache Avro
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/2029
Family
Classification	Text (Structured)
Disclosure
Description	Avro is a framework developed within Apache's Hadoop project for row-oriented remote procedure calls and data serialization. It employs JSON to define data types and protocols, and serializes data into a compact binary format.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	The Apache Software Foundation / The Apache Software Foundation
Supported by	The Apache Software Foundation / The Apache Software Foundation
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	28 Jan 2025
Source description
Last updated	28 Jan 2025
Note	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Avro Samples: https://github.com/apache/avro/tree/main/share/test/data Specification: https://avro.apache.org/docs/++version++/