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ancillary chunk

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

class of chunk that provides additional information. A PNG decoder , without processing an ancillary chunk, can still produce a meaningful image, though not necessarily the best possible image.
chunk

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

section of a PNG datastream . Each chunk has a chunk type. Most chunks also include data. The format and meaning of the data within the chunk are determined by the chunk type. Each chunk is either a critical chunk or an ancillary chunk .
critical chunk

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

chunk that shall be understood and processed by the decoder in order to produce a meaningful image from a PNG datastream .

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