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# Metadata definitions
## Release
- A single release of a game. For example: Star Fox 64 (U) v1.2
* UUID
* sha1sum
* format (For now this is just the file extension)
* region
* version
* disambiguation
* release group
## Release group
- A container for all versions of a release.
For example, the Star Fox 64 release group would contain:
Star Fox 64 (U) v1.2
Star Fox 64 (U) v1.0
Star Fox 64 (J) v1.0
etc.
* UUID
* name
* platform
## Platform
- A single set of hardware and/or software that shares compatibility
Examples:
Nintendo Entertainment System
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 98
* UUID
* name
* shortcode
## DAT credits
- A large list of hashes imported from other sources.
* DAT name
* DAT website
* DAT version
* image UUID list