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3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Standard, the following definitions apply.

3.1 DICOM Media Storage and File Format Definitions

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.10 of the DICOM Standard.

Media Storage Application Profile: See Media Storage Application Profile in PS3.10 .
DICOM File Service: See DICOM File Service in PS3.10 .
DICOM File: See DICOM File in PS3.10 .
DICOMDIR File: See DICOMDIR File in PS3.10 .
File: See File in PS3.10 .
File ID: See File ID in PS3.10 .
File-set: See File-set in PS3.10 .

PC File System: A PC file system is commonly used for storing and exchanging files on removable media. This file system is available as either standard or optional software for most models of personal computers. It is available as standard or optional software for most models of workstations. A public domain implementation of this file system, known as "mtools," was developed by the U.S. Army and is available from various public servers on the Internet.

This Part of the Standard makes use of the following terms defined in PS3.4 of the DICOM Standard:

Service Object Pair Instance (SOP Instance): See Service-Object Pair Instance in PS3.4 .

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