Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extensions
Encyclopedia
Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extensions or SAUCE, as it is most commonly known, is an open metadata protocol for tagging and describing ASCII
text files and other files, most of which generally center around or date back to the era of BBS
ing. SAUCE is very similar in nature to the MP3
ID3 tag
format created in 1996 in that it carries metadata such as the title, author (artist), organization (group), as well as specific hierarchical datatype information depending on what type of file it is describing.
The SAUCE protocol was invented and developed by the Belgian
programmer known by the pseudonym
Tasmaniac of ACiD
, who later went on to create the XBin
image format, in 1994, two years before ID3 was established. The first utility created to add SAUCE descriptions to files was named SPOON.
ASCII
The American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a character-encoding scheme based on the ordering of the English alphabet. ASCII codes represent text in computers, communications equipment, and other devices that use text...
text files and other files, most of which generally center around or date back to the era of BBS
Bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
ing. SAUCE is very similar in nature to the MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
ID3 tag
ID3
ID3 is a metadata container most often used in conjunction with the MP3 audio file format. It allows information such as the title, artist, album, track number, and other information about the file to be stored in the file itself....
format created in 1996 in that it carries metadata such as the title, author (artist), organization (group), as well as specific hierarchical datatype information depending on what type of file it is describing.
The SAUCE protocol was invented and developed by the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
programmer known by the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Tasmaniac of ACiD
ACiD Productions
ACiD Productions is a digital art group. Founded in 1990, the group originally specialized in ANSI artwork for BBSes. More recently, they have extended their reach into other graphical media and computer software development...
, who later went on to create the XBin
XBin
XBin, or eXtended Binary, is a file format for saving IBM PC text mode images.Essentially an extension to the normal raw-image BIN files, it provides an enhanced means for saving console graphics superior to ANSI graphics.The format was created by Belgian programmer Tasmaniac of ACiD, partly in...
image format, in 1994, two years before ID3 was established. The first utility created to add SAUCE descriptions to files was named SPOON.