AK Fish & Wildlife Glossary

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Machine Readable:

Data in a format that can be easily processed by a computer without human intervention while ensuring no semantic meaning is lost. 44 USC 3502(18).

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**Other policy definitions:** **POD** “Refers to information or data that is in a format that can be easily processed by a computer without human intervention while ensuring no semantic meaning is lost.” **OMB M-13-13** _“…data are reasonably structured to allow automated processing.”_


Markdown:

Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain text formatting syntax. It is designed so that it can be converted to HTML and many other formats using a tool by the same name.


mdEditor:

A web application used to write archival-quality metadata for projects and data resources. Mdeditor.org. Also, Web application for authoring and editing metadata, for both projects and products.


mdEditor Auto-Save:

A feature in mdEditor settings that allows information to be automatically saved as it is entered. Consult the Settings section of this manual for more information.


mdEditor File:

A mdJSON file created by mdEditor that contains all of the information contained in mdJSON, along with mdEditor settings. This can be exported and shared with collaborators, imported into another record set, or saved to a local workstation as a backup or archival copy.


mdJSON:

ADIwg standard for encoding project and data metadata, based on JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).


mdJSON File:

An mdJSON file that is proprietary to the Metadata toolkit developed by the Alaska Data Integration Working Group (ADIWG). Learn more at https://adiwg.github.io/mdTools/.


mdJSON Record:

In mdJSON, records can be one of three types; metadata record, contact, or dictionary. All records that have been loaded into browser cache can be accessed from the Primary Sidebar.


mdTranslator:

Open-source Ruby software application for translating between metadata standards.

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Metadata is input in one of the supported ‘reader’ formats and output in one of the supported ‘writer’ formats. Available as Ruby gem or Command-Line-Interface.


Memory:

The volatile high-speed RAM (Random Access Memory) that is the temporary working storage for all computer applications and data.

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Once a unit of work is complete it must be moved to a non-volatile storage area such as browser cache or local storage to be saved for later access. Once an application is closed its memory space is cleared to be used by other applications.


Metadata:

Structural or descriptive information about data.

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1: Structural or descriptive information about data such as content, format, source, rights, accuracy, provenance, frequency, periodicity, granularity, contact information, publisher or responsible party, method of collection, and other descriptions. See 44 U.S.C. 3502. 2: Data that describes and provides additional information about other data to promote discoverability and proper use.


Metadata Repository:

A server where metadata is published.