Key terms

Virtual Machine – A computing environment that replicates the functionality of a physical machine but at a higher level of abstraction on a computer. This allows the specified virtual machine’s resources to be more flexible and compartmentalized.

Metadata – Information about the data that provides additional details and context.

Data Repository – An enterprise data storage entity (or sometimes entities) into which data has been specifically partitioned for an analytical or reporting purpose.

Computing Environment – A platform that provides necessary software dependencies, a development area, and connections to computational resources to facilitate running code.

ORCID – A numeric code used to uniquely identify authors and contributors of scholarly communication. Researchers provide an ORCID for publications and association memberships. ORCID is also an international, interdisciplinary, open, non-proprietary, and not-for-profit organization created by the research community for the benefit of all stakeholders, including ours and the organizations that support the research ecosystem.

Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) - A long-lasting digital reference to an entity.

Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) – A string of characters standardized by the International Organization for Standardization, assigned to a piece of digital content, that points to the digital location of the content.