The following are some terms and phrases and corresponding context when used in relation to DPN. This list is currently being compiled from the primary terms used in documentation to date and will be filled out over the next week or two.
Common Terms
AMQP (Advanced Message Queuing Protocol): "[A]n open standard for passing business messages between applications or organizations." Implemented in DPN to communicate and coordinate activities between nodes in the DPN network. more info...
Auditing:
Bag: An individual preservation item stored in BagIt format (see below).
BagIt: A "hierarchical file packaging format designed to support disk-based storage and network transfer of arbitrary digital content." DPN uses this format for the storage of digital objects, ensuring the integrity of each preserved object for durability. more info...
Brightening:
Checksum:
DPN Member: An organization "work[ing] directly with an individual DPN Node to negotiate contracts, determine service levels, and deposit materials into DPN via the First Node."
First Node:
Fixity:
Ingestion:
Node: See "Replicating Node" below.
Package: Same as "Bag" above.
Registry:
Replicating Node:
Succession: "As a preservation network for the academy and by the academy, content preserved in DPN will be covered by succession rights that will allow the content to be used in the future by the academy after the dissolution of the source of the content."
TDR (Trustworthy Digital Repository): A repository certified as meeting TRAC requirements.
TRAC (Trusted Digital Repositories and Audit Checklist): A checklist of best practices for Trust Digitial Repositories built on the recommendations for TDR. more info...
