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<h1 id="asset">Asset</h1>
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An <strong>Asset</strong> is a database entity that serves as an abstraction between the visual representation (e.g., icon, indicators, text, etc.) of a content file and the actual file that resides on disk; it is a “container” for information about a content file (see <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/metadata/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:metadata:start">Metadata</a>). An asset is most commonly used to load the contents of the associated file (e.g., a scene, presets, etc.). An asset may contain additional information about the file that helps identify what the asset is used for (see <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/content_type/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:content_type:start">Content Type</a> and <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/category/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:category:start">Category</a>) or what it is <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/compatible/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:compatible:start">compatible</a> with.
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For scripting <abbr title="Application Programming Interface">API</abbr> documentation, see <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/object_index/asset_dz" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:object_index:asset_dz">DzAsset</a>.
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