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    File checksum

    Digest calculated from a file to identify the exact version processed. A matching checksum does not establish data accuracy.

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    Metadata quality

    Extent to which producer, licence, resources and coverage are documented. It does not directly measure record accuracy.

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    Hero image

    The visual representing a page topic in its HTML content. It should agree with the title and context.

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    Responsive image variant

    An image version suited to screen width or density. It avoids unnecessary transfer while preserving a fallback source.

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    Image caption

    Visible text placing an image in context, such as subject, date or source, without overclaiming.

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    EXIF metadata

    Information embedded in some image files, such as description, creator or rights. It guarantees no search ranking.

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    Image rights metadata

    Information about image owner, licence or rights-acquisition page; always check the original licence.

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    @id identifier

    Stable URI joining nodes in a JSON-LD graph. Person, article and page should retain separate identities.

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    Rich result eligibility

    A page meeting supported types, properties and provider rules. Eligibility does not guarantee rich result display.

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    Denominator

    Reference population or quantity used to calculate a rate. A different denominator may make figures incomparable.

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    Modelled estimate

    Value produced statistically when direct observations are incomplete. Retain model, assumptions and uncertainty range.

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    Editorial revision

    Verified update to content, sources, dates, links and language variants; distinguish a minor correction from a substantive change.

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    ORCID

    Persistent identifier connecting a person with a record of contributions and affiliations. Check who supplied each entry and when; the profile does not prove current employment.

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    ROR

    Persistent Research Organization Registry identifier distinguishing research organisations despite name variations. It does not independently validate an author’s affiliation.

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    PMID

    Identifier of a bibliographic reference in PubMed. The record and abstract do not replace the full text; a PMID differs from a DOI and PMCID.

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    PMCID

    Identifier of a document in PubMed Central. Check its version, updates and reuse rights: free access does not remove copyright.

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    Preprint

    Version made public before peer review. Identify its repository, date and version, then look for any later publication without treating the two texts as identical.

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    Memento

    In the RFC 7089 framework, a resource representing a prior state of another resource.

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    TimeMap

    List of Memento addresses for a resource. Distinguish listed states from readable ones.

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    WARC

    Format grouping resource records and metadata. Preserving a file does not resolve its interpretation.

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    Archive replay

    Consulting an archival resource through an interface. Record useful components and destinations actually read.

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    Idempotence

    Property whereby repeating an operation has the same intended effect as executing it once. It does not guarantee an identical response or safety of every retry.

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    Control case

    Case with a known expected result used to compare observed behaviour. Describe the control and conditions; it does not replace real cases.

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    Operational AI governance

    AI governance, usage policies, risk, evaluation and human control by Alexis Roux ZG.