- Read input binary
                        
 - Map to internal format†
                      
  
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                        - open input dictionary
                        
 - open input binary
                        
 - read data parameters
                      
  
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                        inBufDict†
                       
                      
                        inBufBin 
                        Host-DEPENDENT data format
                      
                       
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                        - open internal input buffer dictionary
                        
 - modify needed fields for host-machine
                        
 - add any extra parameters
                        
 - open internal input buffer binary
                      
  
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                        PROCESS
                       
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                        - Apply whatever processing needed to the data
                    
  
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                        outBufDict†
                       
                      
                        outBufBin 
                        Host-DEPENDENT data format
                       
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                        - open internal output buffer dictionary
                        
 - modify format as needed for output
                        
 - modify parameters as needed for output
                        
 - open internal output buffer binary
                      
  
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                        - Map to output format†
                        
 - Write output binary
                      
  
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                        - open output dictionary
                        
 - open output binary
                      
  
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