Harwell-Boeing file format

Harwell-Boeing file format
Filename extension	.hb
Type of format	Sparse matrix

The Harwell-Boeing file format is a file format designed to store sparse matrices, first described in 1982 as the format for the Harwell-Boeing collection of sparse matrix test problems. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Matrix Market exchange formats

References

1. Duff, Iain; Grimes, Roger; Lewis, John; Poole, Bill (1982). "Sparse matrix test problems". ACM SIGNUM Newsletter. 17 (2): 22. doi:10.1145/1057588.1057590.
2. "Matrix Market: File Formats". math.nist.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

External links

• HB Files Harwell Boeing Sparse Matrix File Format a detailed description of the HB format