Updated glossary
authorbhyland
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:40:37 -0500
changeset 308 9650b90d04a1
parent 284 4972a26ae3e4
child 309 583dc7112a67
Updated glossary
glossary/index.html
glossary/respec-config.js
--- a/glossary/index.html	Thu Feb 21 09:23:12 2013 -0500
+++ b/glossary/index.html	Thu Feb 28 06:40:37 2013 -0500
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 
 <section>
 <h4>Application Programmer Interface(API)</h4>
-An abstraction implemented in software that defines how others should make use of a software package such as a library or other reusable program.
+An API (Application Programming Interface) is an abstraction implemented in software that defines how others should make use of a software package such as a library or other reusable program.  APIs are used to provide developers access to data and functionality from a given system.
 </section>
 
 <section>
 <h4>Application Interface</h4>
-The part if the application that uses the content of an RDF store in an interaction with some user.
+The part if the application that uses the content of a database in a consistent manner with a developer.
 </section>
 
 <section>
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@
 
 <section>
 <h4>Converter</h4>
-A tool that can converts data from some form (e.g., spreadsheet) into RDF.
+A tool or scripts that converts data from some form (e.g., spreadsheet) into Resource Description Framework (RDF).  Publishing good quality, useful RDF requires expression of the relationships using Linked Data modeling subject matter expertise.  Thus, modeling about the relationships implicit in the data must be performed before the data is converted from one format into RDF. 
 </section>
 
+<section>
+<h4>CSV</h4>
+A CSV (comma separated values) file is a plain text file usually generated from a spreadsheet or database dump.  Each line or record contains fields separated by a comma.  CSV files may or may not contain column header names that may provide some information about the data.  From a Linked Data perspective, CSV files are considered "3 star" on the data scale 
+
 <section >
 <h4>Database to RDF Queueing</h4>
 A mechanism to query information in traditional management systems such as relational databases via the SPARQL query language.  D2RQ may refer to the language definition or the Open Source Software project.
@@ -340,6 +344,10 @@
 </section>
 
 <section>
+<h4>REST</h4>
+REST (Representational State Transfer) is a style of software architecture for distributed systems.  REST is the foundation of the World Wide Web and the dominant Web service design model.
+
+<section>
 <h4>Schema</h4>
  A data model that represents the relationships between a set of concepts.  Some types of schemas include relational database schemas (which define how data is stored and retrieved), taxonomies and ontologies. 
 </section>
--- a/glossary/respec-config.js	Thu Feb 21 09:23:12 2013 -0500
+++ b/glossary/respec-config.js	Thu Feb 28 06:40:37 2013 -0500
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
     // only "name" is required
     editors:  [
 	       { name: "Bernadette Hyland", url: "http://3roundstones.com/about-us/leadership-team/bernadette-hyland/",  company: "3 Round Stones", companyURL: "http://3roundstones.com/"},
-			{ name: "David Wood", url: "http://3roundstones.com/about-us/leadership-team/david-wood/",  company: "3 Round Stones", companyURL: "http://3roundstones.com/"},
-    		{ name: "Ghislain Atemezing", url: "http://www.eurecom.fr/~atemezin",  company: "INSTITUT TELECOM, Eurecom", companyURL: "http://www.eurecom.fr"}
+        	{ name: "Ghislain Atemezing", url: "http://www.eurecom.fr/~atemezin",  company: "INSTITUT TELECOM, Eurecom", companyURL: "http://www.eurecom.fr"}
     ],
 
     // authors, add as many as you like.