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This chapter describes the pattern “Metadata for digital files and file systems”. The episode describes the first exposure of Robert to the contents of the USB stick. The technical sections discuss file systems, file signatures and filename extensions, metadata in general, and processes for extracting (and possibly transforming and/or enriching) the metadata that are embedded in files.
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Tzitzikas, Y., Marketakis, Y. (2018). First Contact with the Contents of the USB Stick. In: Cinderella's Stick. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98488-9_5
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