The .KEYPHRASES extended attribute (EA) contains key text phrases for the file. Such phrases can be used in performing a database-type search or in helping the user understand the nature of the file.

The name of this EA consists of the string ".KEYPHRASES". The value of this EA consists of key phrases in ASCII.

Key phrases are represented as ASCII characters. Multiple key phrases can be stored in the value of this extended attribute, each stored in a separate entry in a multi-valued field.

For example, the following extended attribute contains three key phrases:

    EAT_MVST 0000 0003 EAT_ASCII 0008 ABC Inc.
                       EAT_ASCII 000A Salesman A
                       EAT_ASCII 000F Product X sales

If there is more than one key phrase, each should be stored in a separate entry in a multi-value field.