A set of predefined re-use conditions in a digital format, preferably compatible with standardised public licences available online.

Source: OD Directive

A published specification for, e.g., the structure of a particular file format, recommended nomenclature to use in a particular domain, a common set of metadata fields, etc. Conforming to relevant standards greatly increases the value of published data by improving machine readability and easing data integration.

Structured Query Language, a standard language used for interrogating many types of database. See → query.

Source: ODH

A table of data and calculations that can be processed interactively with a specialised spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc.

Source: ODH

A service that accepts Sparql queries and returns answers to them as Sparql result sets. It is best practice for dataset providers to give the URL of their Sparql endpoint to allow access to their data programmatically or through a web interface.

A query language similar to SQL, used for queries to a linked-data triple store.

Source: ODH

The files of computer code written by programmers that are used to produce a piece of software. The source code is usually converted or ‘compiled’ into a form that the user’s computer can execute. The user therefore never sees the original source code, unless it is published as open source.

Source: ODH

An open source enterprise search platform. Its major features include fulltext search, hit highlighting, faceted search, real-time indexing, dynamic clustering, database integration and rich document (e.g. Word, PDF) handling.

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a message-based protocol based on XML for accessing services on the Web. It employs XML syntax to send text commands across the Internet using HTTP. SOAP is similar in purpose to the DCOM and CORBA distributed object systems, but is more lightweight and less programming-intensive. Because of its simple exchange mechanism, SOAP can also be used to implement a messaging system.

A license that requires users of a work to provide the content under the same or similar conditions as the original.

Source: ODH