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Resources are the primary organizational structure in the repository. A resource is any web-addressable entity, such as a container, a nonRdfSourceDescription, or a binary. Every resource has a name and a unique identifier, and can also be identified by a path. They are comprised of zero or more properties / child resources.
Tombstone
A tombstone is a repository resource indicating that a container, binary, or nonRdfSourceDescription used to exist at a given URL. A tombstone is created when a resource is deleted or moved.
Transactions
A transaction represents a series of changes to the repository that must execute successfully and completely or not at all. Transactions should be used to ensure consistency. Each transaction succeeds or fails as a complete unit; it cannot remain in an intermediate state.
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