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SDF
(Standard Data Format) A simple file format that uses fixed length fields. It is commonly used to transfer data between different programs.

   SDF

   Pat Smith     5 E. 12 St.       Rye         NY
   Bob Jones     200 W. Main St.   Palo Alto   CA

   Comma delimited

   "Pat Smith","5 E. 12 St.","Rye","NY"
   "Bob Jones","200 W. Main St.","Palo Alto","CA"

SDF - Syntax Definition Formalism. A language for lexical and syntactic specification.

["The Syntax Definition Formalism SDF - Reference Manual", J. Heering et al, Centre for Math & CS, Amsterdam].

["Algebraic Specification", J.A. Bergstra et al eds, ACM Press 1989, Chap 6. To appear].


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A purchase order from your operating system is sent to the interface, where the data is re-arranged to a standard data format.
Lack of a standard data format--There was no single standard data format for the business transactions that needed to flow across the systems.
For example, CTMS (Clinical Trial Management Systems) have few, if any, standard data formats.
 
 
 
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