The purpose of this page is to define terms used throughout the architecture
Web Application Programming Interface (API)
A set of of specifications to define requests that can be made of an application, and a definition of the response to each request. Thus, a programmable way to ask for and retrieve data from an application’s data resources.
Controlled Vocabulary (CV)
In order to facilitate data sharing and unambiguous interpretation of data between different data stewards and users, it is imperative to share a common vocabulary. When implemented in a data system, there are rules dictating what terms are available to be used, and what those terms mean. These rules comprise a controlled vocabulary. CUAHSI has a good exmaple example of a controlled vocabulary system for environmental data. http://his.cuahsi.org/mastercvreg/cv11.aspx
Data Model
An abstract model that organizes elemtents of data and standardizes how they relate to one another and to the properties of real-world entities.
ETL
Extract, Transform, Load. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extract,_transform,_load
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