Open Packaging Conventions

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Open Packaging Conventions is a standardized container and packaging format, best known for underpinning modern Office document file types like .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx by organizing content as structured ZIP-based packages.

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Open Packaging Conventions canonical 3
Open Packaging Convention 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ISO standard
ZIP-based packaging format
container format
file packaging standard
abbreviation OPC
allows URI-based addressing of parts
embedding of binary and XML parts
basedOn ZIP file format
componentOf Office Open XML specification
definedInStandard ECMA-376
ISO/IEC 29500
definesContentTypePart [Content_Types].xml
definesRootRelationshipPart _rels/.rels
designGoal enable extensibility of document formats
enable platform-independent packaging
separate content from relationships
fileExtensionPattern .zip
hasFeature content type override mechanism
default content type mapping by file extension
package-level relationships
part-level relationships
organizes parts within a package
relationshipFileExtension .rels
relationshipTarget external resource
internal part
standardizedBy ECMA International
International Organization for Standardization
supports compression via ZIP
digital signatures
metadata storage
structured storage of multiple data items
supportsContentTypeIdentification MIME-style content types
supportsInteroperabilityFor Office documents
document-centric packages
usedByFormat .docx
.ppsx
.pptx
.xlsx
.xps
Office Open XML
XML Paper Specification
usedInProduct Microsoft Excel
linked to: Excel

Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
linked to: PowerPoint

Microsoft Word
linked to: Word
usesConcept content types
parts
relationships

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ECMA-376 specifies Open Packaging Conventions
Office Open XML (ECMA-376) relatedStandard Open Packaging Convention
linked to: Open Packaging Conventions
PresentationML uses Open Packaging Conventions
XPS containerFormat Open Packaging Conventions