+It is the most widely adopted format for encoding neuronal reconstructions, in which information is stored in plain text. It was first described by (Cannon et al., 1998) and since then became a somewhat loose *lingua franca* of a neuron's three-dimensional structure. The latest [SWC specification](https://swc-specification.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) provides more details about the format. SNT supports all known variants of the format including [ESWC](https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata2017207), [SWC+](https://neuroinformatics.nl/swcPlus/), and latest [specification](https://swc-specification.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) (v1.0.3, as of this writing). The extension stems from the last names of Stockley, Wheal, and Cole, who developed a neat computer system for reconstructing neuronal cells ( Stockley et al., 1993). Confusingly, unrelated {% include wikipedia title="Adobe SWC file" %} also used to exist.
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