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| graph are content-addressable, i.e., their node identifiers are computed by | graph are content-addressable, i.e., their node identifiers are computed by | ||||
| hashing their content and, transitively, that of all nodes reachable from them; | hashing their content and, transitively, that of all nodes reachable from them; | ||||
| and no node or edge is ever removed from the graph: the Software Heritage | and no node or edge is ever removed from the graph: the Software Heritage | ||||
| archive is an append-only data structure. | archive is an append-only data structure. | ||||
| The following types of objects (i.e., graph nodes) can be found in the Software | The following types of objects (i.e., graph nodes) can be found in the Software | ||||
| Heritage archive <small>(for more information see | Heritage archive <small>(for more information see | ||||
| the | the | ||||
| [Software Heritage glossary](https://wiki.softwareheritage.org/index.php?title=Glossary))</small>: | [Software Heritage glossary](https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/glossary.html))</small>: | ||||
| - **Content**: a specific version of a file stored in the archive, identified | - **Content**: a specific version of a file stored in the archive, identified | ||||
| by its cryptographic hashes (currently: SHA1, Git-like "salted" SHA1, | by its cryptographic hashes (currently: SHA1, Git-like "salted" SHA1, | ||||
| SHA256). Note that content objects are nameless; their names are | SHA256). Note that content objects are nameless; their names are | ||||
| context-dependent and stored as part of directory entries (see below).<br /> | context-dependent and stored as part of directory entries (see below).<br /> | ||||
| *Also known as:* "blob" | *Also known as:* "blob" | ||||
| - **Directory**: a list of directory entries, where each entry can point to | - **Directory**: a list of directory entries, where each entry can point to | ||||
| content objects ("file entries"), revisions ("revision entries"), or | content objects ("file entries"), revisions ("revision entries"), or | ||||
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