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Format

Parquet File

Summary

Name
Parquet File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/2023
Format type
Text (Structured)
Description
A parquet file was created as part of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem, initially released in 2013. It is a data storage format that is column-orientated. It can handle large volumes of complex data.
File extensions
parquet
Source
Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University

Internal signatures

Parquet File

Note
BOF offset 0, magic bytes: 'PAR1' and EOF offset 0, magic bytes: 'PAR1'

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
50415231
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
50415231
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V120

    Release date
    25 February 2025

    Parquet File: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University and the Internet Archive.

    Parquet File: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University and the Internet Archive.