Glossary

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A
API	Application Programming Interface: A software interface that allows different applications to communicate with each other.

E
ECV	Essential Climate Variable
ENVRI	The Community of Environmental Research Infrastructures

R
RI	Research Infrastructure: Facilities, resources or services of a unique nature that have been identified by European research communities to conduct top-level activities in all fields (ESFRI, 2006: 16)

V
VRE	Virtual Research Environment: Online collaborative platform enabling researchers to access tools, data, and services

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