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This page aims at helping people who have an interest in Open Food Facts and its projects to better understand it, in order to better participate to it. | This page aims at helping people who have an interest in Open Food Facts and its projects to better understand it, in order to better participate to it. | ||
*'''API:''' | *'''API:''' Application Programming interface is the protocol by which an application can talk to another application. Open Food Facts provides a comprehensive API enabling re-users to connect to the data and get services from the application (see [https://openfoodfacts.github.io/openfoodfacts-server/api/ API documentation]). Most service of Open Food Facts also have an API and communicate between them thanks to it. | ||
*'''Category:''' The category refers to the category of the food item. That is to say wether it is a drink, canned vegetables or fresh fruits. The category impacts the computation of the scores displayed on Open Food Facts. | *'''Category:''' The category refers to the category of the food item. That is to say wether it is a drink, canned vegetables or fresh fruits. The category impacts the computation of the scores displayed on Open Food Facts. | ||
*'''CodeOnline Food''' : It is a PIM developed by GS1, it allows a brand to generate GTINs. | *'''CodeOnline Food''' : It is a PIM developed by GS1, it allows a brand to generate GTINs. | ||
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*'''Contributing:''' To contribute to the Open Food Facts project doesn't have one given definition. From adding/correcting product sheets to participating in the creation of the website, the ways of contributing have no limits. Any stakeholder who has made a change in the project is considered a contributor. | *'''Contributing:''' To contribute to the Open Food Facts project doesn't have one given definition. From adding/correcting product sheets to participating in the creation of the website, the ways of contributing have no limits. Any stakeholder who has made a change in the project is considered a contributor. | ||
*'''Creative commons license:''' | *'''Creative commons license:''' | ||
*'''Database:''' | *'''Database:''' a set of informations structured in a meaningful way. It can be processed to get specific or aggregated informations. Open Food Facts main goal is to have a comprehensive database of food products. This database is freely available and can be used through a lot of applications (the main being [https://world.openfoodfacts.org the website]) but it can also be [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/data downloaded] for specific uses under the '''ODbL''' license. | ||
*'''Data Pool Certified by GS1 ''': Any company that needs to send or receive product information can benefit from the GDSN by subscribing to a data pool. | *'''Data Pool Certified by GS1 ''': Any company that needs to send or receive product information can benefit from the GDSN by subscribing to a data pool. | ||
*'''EAN:''' The International Article Number (also known as European Article Number or EAN) is a standard describing a barcode symbology and numbering system used in global trade to identify a specific retail product type, in a specific packaging configuration, from a specific manufacturer (credit: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Article_Number International Article Number], Wikipedia) | *'''EAN:''' The International Article Number (also known as European Article Number or EAN) is a standard describing a barcode symbology and numbering system used in global trade to identify a specific retail product type, in a specific packaging configuration, from a specific manufacturer (credit: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Article_Number International Article Number], Wikipedia) | ||
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*'''Nova score:''' The Nova Score is a score which highlights the levels of processing of food items. For more information, check out our page dedicated to the [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nova score]. | *'''Nova score:''' The Nova Score is a score which highlights the levels of processing of food items. For more information, check out our page dedicated to the [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nova score]. | ||
*'''Nutri-score:''' The Nutri-Score once called the 5 colors score is a score dedicated to ease the determination of the nutritional quality of the consumed food items. You can find out more on our dedicated [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nutriscore website page]. | *'''Nutri-score:''' The Nutri-Score once called the 5 colors score is a score dedicated to ease the determination of the nutritional quality of the consumed food items. You can find out more on our dedicated [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nutriscore website page]. | ||
*'''ODbl :''' | *'''ODbl :''' The database created by Open Food Facts is available under the ODbL licence. For more information, check this [[ODBL License|page]] out and [[ODBL License|this one]] too. | ||
*'''OFF''': Open Food Facts, | *'''OFF''': an abbreviation for Open Food Facts, | ||
*'''Open data:''' | *'''Open data:''' a term to design data (mostly under the form of databases) that is freely reusable. It still comes under a license which specifies obligations you have to respect. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data | ||
*'''PIM''': Product Information Management. A Product Information Management (PIM) solution is a business application that provides a single place to collect, manage, and enrich your product information, create a product catalog, and distribute it to your sales and eCommerce channels. A PIM solution makes it faster and easier to create and deliver compelling product experiences. A PIM can also be called Data Pool. | *'''PIM''': Product Information Management. A Product Information Management (PIM) solution is a business application that provides a single place to collect, manage, and enrich your product information, create a product catalog, and distribute it to your sales and eCommerce channels. A PIM solution makes it faster and easier to create and deliver compelling product experiences. A PIM can also be called Data Pool. | ||
*'''Permanent team:''' The term permanent team refers to the employees of the Open Food Facts NGO. | *'''Permanent team:''' The term permanent team refers to the employees of the Open Food Facts NGO. |
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