The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) is a standard data interchange format for representing LDAP directory content as well as directory update (Add, Modify, Delete, Rename) requests. LDAP is an acronym for "Lightweight Directory Access Protocol". It conveys directory content as a set of records, one record for each object (or entry). It represents update requests as a set of records, one record for each update request. In both cases, the data is presented in a plain text form.