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DCAT, DCAT-AP
DCAT (Data Catalogue Vocabulary) is a standard developed by the W3C organization for describing datasets in data catalogs.
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Data glossaryLinked Open Data
Linked Open Data
Knowledge organizationOpen dataTechnology
Linked data is structured data which is interlinked with other data so it becomes more useful through semantic queries.
A key aim is to make data integration automatic, even for large datasets. Linked data is usually represented using RDF.
In practice
Good examples include Wikidata and the Linked Open Data Cloud.
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SDMX
SDMX, which stands for Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange is an international initiative that aims at standardising and modernising statistical processes.
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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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