<s>
A	O
recording	B-Device
format	I-Device
is	O
a	O
format	O
for	O
encoding	O
data	O
for	O
storage	O
on	O
a	O
storage	B-General_Concept
medium	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
format	O
can	O
be	O
container	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
sectors	B-Device
on	O
a	O
disk	O
,	O
or	O
user/audience	O
information	O
(	O
content	O
)	O
such	O
as	O
analog	O
stereo	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
text	O
encoded	O
page	O
may	O
contain	O
HTML	B-Language
and	O
XML	B-Protocol
encoding	O
,	O
combined	O
in	O
a	O
plain	O
text	O
file	O
format	O
,	O
using	O
either	O
EBCDIC	B-Language
or	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
character	I-Protocol
encoding	I-Protocol
,	O
on	O
a	O
UDF	O
digitally	O
formatted	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
electronic	O
media	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
format	O
is	O
the	O
encoding	O
that	O
requires	O
hardware	O
to	O
interpret	O
(	O
decode	O
)	O
data	O
;	O
while	O
secondary	O
encoding	O
is	O
interpreted	O
by	O
secondary	O
signal	O
processing	O
methods	O
,	O
usually	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	O
,	O
digital	B-General_Concept
video	O
)	O
or	O
recorded	O
in	O
the	O
primary	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
image	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
motion	O
,	O
smell	O
,	O
sensation	O
)	O
or	O
physical	O
data	O
which	O
only	O
requires	O
hardware	O
to	O
display	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
phonographic	O
needle	B-Algorithm
and	O
diaphragm	B-Device
or	O
a	O
projector	B-Application
lamp	O
and	O
magnifying	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
