Self-describing base-X encoding, e.g. Base64, Base32, Base36, Base16… The first character denotes the base.
Multibase
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Multihash
Self-describing hashes. A hash algorithm identifier as well as the length of the hash value are baked into the combined hash. Often used in combination with Multibase.
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Multiformats
Multibase - Self-describing base-X encoded data