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Open Document Format (ODF)

Open Document Format (ODF) is an open, XML-based, ISO-standardized family of office document formats used for text, spreadsheets, and presentations, relevant to enterprises for interoperability, long-term accessibility, and vendor-neutral storage of editable business documents across tools and platforms.

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curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"open-document-format-odf"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

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It's a known term One entry, with its abbreviation and type (topic) name, alternateName
It sits in a glossary Linked to Open Data Protocol, Data Format Standard, Open Collaboration Platform, Operational Continuity Framework inDefinedTermSet
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