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API – Application Programming Interface
An API is an interface that defines how, for example, software applications can communicate with each other. APIs allow different software systems to interact and share data.
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Data glossaryCKAN
CKAN
Open dataTechnology
An open-source software platform for creating data portals, built and maintained by the Open Knowledge Foundation.
CKAN is used as the official data-publishing platform of around 20 national governments and powers many more local, community, scientific and other data portals.
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Open data
Bulk Download
Data is available in 'bulk' if the entire dataset can be downloaded easily and at once, rather than having to access individual records separately.
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CSV
CSV or Comma-separated values, is a standard format for spreadsheet data. Data values are separated by commas and each row represents a record.
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